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Morphometry of Menisci of Human Knee Joint, A Cadaveric Study

Deepti Kulkarni, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, SKN Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra 411041, India. , Khanapurkar Sonali V1 , Kulkarni Deepti O2 , Shekokar Archna U3

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Indian Journal of Anatomy 9(3):p 191-196, July – September 2020. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ija.2320.0022.9320.2

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Khanapurkar Sonali V, Kulkarni Deepti O, Shekokar Archna U. Morphometry of Menisci of Human Knee Joint, A Cadaveric
Study. Indian J Anat. 2020;9(3):191–196
 

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Context: The menisci are cartilaginous tissuewhich provide structural integrity to the knee during tension and torsion. Variations of form,thickness andwidth determine possibility and kind of injury. Now
a days, Menisci are considered having integral role innormal knee joint mechanics. The detail knowledgeof meniscal morphometry is important to understandits pathology and treatment.


Aims: To measure width, thickness, outer and inner circumference, distance between anterior and posterior horn of medial and lateral menisci.Methods and Material: Study was done on 80 menisci of both sides. Distance between anterior andposterior end, outer and inner circumference, width and thickness of menisci measured by using Vernier caliper.

Statistical analysis used: P value calculated by t test to assess statistical significance.


Results: Width of posterior 1/3rd shows statistically
significant variation, along with thickness of posterior 1/3rd.

Conclusions: The difference between anterior and posterior horn of the medial meniscus was quite higher than that of lateral meniscus. In the medial meniscus, the posterior third was widest and thickest
part which was statistically significant, whereas there was no statistically significant difference in anterior and middle third thickness and width of
both menisci. These findings are in accordance with certain injuries being common in medial menisci.However more sophisticated instruments needed forbetter measurement.

 

Key messages: Detailed morphometry of meniscihelps to understand meniscal injuries and their management.
 

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Khanapurkar Sonali V, Kulkarni Deepti O, Shekokar Archna U. Morphometry of Menisci of Human Knee Joint, A Cadaveric
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Knee; Meniscus; Morphometry; Injury;Horn.

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