In vivo morphometry of menisci of the knee in South Indians: A preliminary study

Dhananjaya, K V N; Murlimanju, B. V.; Poornima, Vinaya; Ullal, Sonali; Mitra, Prasanna; Dinesh, K. V. N.; Saralaya, Vasudha; Prabhu, Latha V.; Prashanth, K. U.

doi:10.4103/2319-4170.117889

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“…The present radiological study showed that the mean of thickness of different parts of the medial meniscus was 5.57 ±0.65mm for anterior horn, 6.25 ± 0.68mm for mid-body and 7.01 ±0.82mm for posterior horn which are quite similar to those of Dhananjaya et al, [23] who examined eighty menisci from forty knee joints of Indian population using MRI and reported it as 6.3 ± 1.1mm, 5.2 ± 1.3mm and 6.9 ± 1.1mm, respectively.…”

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“…In the present study, the mean thickness of different parts of lateral meniscus was 5.23 ± 0.68mm for anterior horn, 6.49 ±0.52mm for midbody and 6.92±0.72mm for posterior horn which are close to those of Dhananjaya et al, [23] who reported it as 4.8 ±0.7mm, 6.4 ± 1.1mm and 7.0±0.9 mm, respectively.…”

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“…In the present MRI study, the mean values of the width of anterior and posterior horn of the lateral menisci were 10.16 ±0.64mm and 11.40 ± 0.61mm, respectively which are lower than those recorded by Dhananjaya et al, [23] as 11.8 ± 1.4mm 12.0±0.9mm, respectively. While the mean value of the width of the mid-body reported by the later (8.6 ± 1.2mm) is much lower than that recorded in the present study (11.21 ±0.67mm).…”

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“…This comes in total agreement with Erbagci et al, [13] and Bloecker et al, [24] . Dhananjaya et al, [23] reported the same observation regarding the lateral meniscus but contra-dictory findings were claimed in the medial meniscus where the posterior horn was the thickest part followed by the anterior horn then the mid-body. This difference could be attributed to the small sample size studied by those authors.…”

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Anatomical and Morphomertic Study of the Menisci of the Knee Joint in Egyptians

El-Aasar¹,

Nasralla

Kamal³

et al. 2018

The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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Background: Meniscus injury is common in daily life as well as in sports activities especially football players and runners. Variation of form, thickness and width of the menisci can determine the possibility and type of their injury. Aim of Study:The aim of this work is to study the different measurements of the different parts of both menisci (distance, circumference, thickness and width) in cadaveric specimens and to correlate these measurements with in vivo MRI measurements, including sex difference of different meniscal parameters. Materials and Methods:The cadaveric study included fifty menisci of 25 knees of formalin fixed adult human cadavers; Measurements were done with the aid of sliding Vernier caliper and were recorded manually. The MRI study included 76 patients (38 male and 38 female), the caliper used for measurements was inbuilt software. The measurements were performed by the same radiologist in all the scans, to prevent inter-observer error.Results: In the cadaveric study; correlation between the different parameters showed statistically significant positive correlation, while in the MRI study; no significant differences were found in results when comparing male and female subjects, all significant differences were found between medial and lateral menisci, with significant positive correlation between the different parameters. Conclusion:In cadaveric study, the posterior horn is the thickest and widest part of the meniscus in both medial and lateral menisci. There is also a strong positive correlation between the different parameters of the menisci (distance between anterior and posterior horns, the outer and inner circumference of the menisci). Regarding MRI study, it is concluded that, in agreement with the cadaveric study, the posterior horns of the menisci are the thickest and widest parts. There is also a strong positive correlation in thickness between different parts of the same meniscus, and the width between the different parts of the same meniscus. On the other hand, there were no significant differences in these parameters regarding the sex.

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Anatomical and Morphomertic Study of the Menisci of the Knee Joint in Egyptians

El-Aasar¹,

Nasralla

Kamal³

et al. 2018

The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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“…SonneryCottet et al [24] demonstrated an arthroscopic technique for ALL visualization; however, they only managed to visualize the most proximal portion of the ligament. According to the anatomical and resonance parameters In this image, it is possible to observe the spreading of ligament fibers immediately before the meniscal insertion Surg Radiol Anat described, the ALL insertion in the meniscus region should correspond to the location with narrower meniscal width, as it could serve as a guide in a possible attempt at arthroscopic location of this structure [7,10]. Even with these findings, Dodds et al [8] believe that the structure inserted in this meniscal region is not the ALL because in their study, they did not find it continuing toward the tibia.…”

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