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Chapter 15 - Knee oral core topics

from Section 4 - The adult elective orthopaedics oral

By
Deiary F. Kader
Edited by
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz  and
Deiary F. Kader
Deiary F. Kader
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Deiary F. Kader
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

Menisci

Menisci are crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structures that are triangular in cross-section. The lateral meniscus is more circular and covers 70% of the lateral tibial plateau, and the medial meniscus is C-shaped and covers 50% of the medial tibial plateau.

The menisci are composed primarily of type I collagen. The fibres are arranged radially and longitudinally (circumferential). Longitudinal fibres help to dissipate hoop stresses in the meniscus. The hoop tension is lost when a single radial cut or tear extends to the capsular margin. The extracellular matrix consists of proteoglycans, glycoproteins and elastin.

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Postgraduate Orthopaedics
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS (Tr and Orth) Examination
 , pp. 218 - 240
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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