Dynamic Contact Mechanics of the Medial Meniscus as a Function of Radial Tear, Repair, and Partial Meniscectomy

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Authors

Asheesh Bedi · Hospital for Special Surgery

Natalie H. Kelly · Hospital for Special Surgery

Michael Baad · Hospital for Special Surgery

Alice J. S. Fox · Hospital for Special Surgery

Robert H. Brophy

Russell F. Warren · Hospital for Special Surgery

Suzanne A. Maher · Hospital for Special Surgery

Abstract

Large radial tears of the medial meniscus are not functionally equivalent to meniscectomies; the residual meniscus continues to provide some load transmission and distribution functions across the joint.

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Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

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Published in: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volume 92, Issue 6, pp. 1398-1408

DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.i.00539

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Dynamic Contact Mechanics of the Medial Meniscus as a Function of Radial Tear, Repair, and Partial Meniscectomy

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