PPT-ASSOCIATION OF MEDIAL MENISCAL TEARS

AND ACL RUPTURE   AN ANATOMIC PREDISPOSITION  E Servien MD PhD professor in orthopaedic surgery S Lustig P Neyret R Gaillard ACL Study Group 2016. What is a Meniscus?. The menisci are crescent-shaped . fibrocartilaginous. discs located between the distal femoral condyles and proximal . tibial. plateau . Function of the Meniscus. Distributes stress across the joint surface by providing a larger area of contact. A- Lesions of the menisci .. B-Ligaments injuries . . Anatomy of knee joint. Lesions of the menisci. Meniscal. tears. The menisci have . arole. in(1)increase the stability of the knee,(2)controlling the complex rolling and gliding actions of the joint and(3)distribution load during movement.. A- Lesions of the menisci .. B-Ligaments injuries . . Anatomy of knee joint. Lesions of the menisci. Meniscal. tears. The menisci have . arole. in(1)increase the stability of the knee,(2)controlling the complex rolling and gliding actions of the joint and(3)distribution load during movement.. Meniscus Injuries. How far we haven’t come. “…It . is, however, a clinical fact that one of the semilunar cartilage, usually the internal one, does occasionally become loosened from its attachments; and, in consequence, this body is liable to be displaced either forwards or backwards, and so to interfere with the proper movements of the knee-. Innocent Ouko. Co-authors. :. Dr. James Kigera. Dr. Anne . Pulei. Dr. Kevin Ongeti. Menisci. Intracapsular knee attachments. 1. Bony. LIgamentous. Medial meniscal anterior horn attachment (MMAH). 1,2. Zac Snow PT, DPT. Director of Rehabilitation. Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists powered by Incite Rehab. Fayetteville & Rogers, Arkansas. 2018 Razorback Sports Medicine Symposium. Saturday, February 24th. B-Ligaments injuries . . Anatomy of knee joint. Lesions of the menisci. Meniscal. tears. The menisci have . arole. in(1)increase the stability of the knee,(2)controlling the complex rolling and gliding actions of the joint and(3)distribution load during movement.. How far we haven’t come. “…It . is, however, a clinical fact that one of the semilunar cartilage, usually the internal one, does occasionally become loosened from its attachments; and, in consequence, this body is liable to be displaced either forwards or backwards, and so to interfere with the proper movements of the knee-. Primary Care Sessions. The knee. Common knee conditions. When to investigate & what modality. Time limited assessment. Further tests. 2 case studies – medial knee pain. Degenerative meniscal tears. assessment. of . meniscofemoral. and ligament . lesions. of the . knee. MA.Chaabouni,A.Daghfous. , . A.Ben. . Othman,L.Rezgui. . Marhoul. Radiology. . departement. Trauma center, . Tunisia. MK9. Diagnosis and Management of Meniscal Injury JACOB BABU, MD, MHA; ROBERT M. SHALVOY, MD; STEVE B. BEHRENS, MD ABSTRACT Meniscal injury is a common cause for presentation to the emergency department o BR Gelbart Orthopaedic Surgeon/Knee Surgery Fellow, Honorary consultant, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital Soft TissueKnee Clinic, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, Jo % of all ACL tears [10, 53]. Conversely, the anterior horn of the medial meniscus is less commonly injured and, therefore, not well described in the literature. Chen et al. [ -cal techniques include o Joseph Noah, MD. Suncoast . Orthopaedic. Surgery. And Sports Medicine. Meniscal Anatomy. Medial and Lateral. Semilunar in shape. Essential in distributing load and reducing joint forces. Act as secondary stabilizers of the knee.