ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2021
Steep posterior slope and shallow concave shape of the medial tibial plateau are risk factors for medial meniscus posterior root tears.
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- Differences Between Traumatic and Degenerative Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears: A Systematic Review.The American journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Increased Posterior Tibial Slope as a Risk Factor for Failure of Healing of Medial Meniscal Root Tears After All-Inside Suture Anchor Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- [The posterior tibial slope as an intrinsic risk factor : Biomechanical principles, diagnostic challenges, and sagittal correction-A literature review].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- The posterior tibial slope modifies the diagnostic utility of posterior shiny-corner lesions in medial meniscus posterior root tears.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Can we Predict the Outcomes of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy?Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Morphological risk factors for medial meniscus root tears: a radiological and anatomical analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Medial meniscus posterior root tear repair: An overview of surgical techniques and augmentation strategies.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Meniscus extrusion on standing weightbearing ultrasound is associated with limb alignment and posterior tibial slope in healthy knees.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Identification and prediction of isolated lateral meniscal lesions in the Chinese population using MRI-based anatomical parameters.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Increased Posterior Tibial Slope Is Associated with Isolated Meniscal Injuries: A Case-Control Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Knee Anatomical Parameters in Posterior Horn Medial Meniscus Injuries Using MRI.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Meniscal forces and knee kinematics are affected by tibial slope modifying high tibial osteotomy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- ACL rupture from medial meniscus tear and high tibial slope: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Association between anatomical risk factors and medial meniscus posterior root tears: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Occupational motions such as kneeling and squatting are associated with the increased development of medial meniscus posterior root tears, regardless of the medial posterior tibial slope angle.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Biomechanical effects of LCWHTO vs. MOWHTO on medial meniscus posterior root repair: a finite element analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Medial Meniscal Posterior Root Tears Are Associated With Steeper Medial Posterior Tibial Slope and Varus Alignment.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Posteromedial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy has favourable outcomes in simultaneous medial meniscus posterior root repair and varus medial knee osteoarthritis patients without concomitant root tear.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Medial Meniscus Root Tears: Is Surgery the Key to Better Outcomes?Cureus · 2024Review
- A larger radius of the medial femoral posterior condyle is a risk factor for medial meniscus posterior root tears.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeBone morphological factors are important for menisci. Their association with medial meniscus posterior root tears, however, has not yet been studied. This study aimed to compare sagittal medial tibial slope and medial tibial plateau depth between knees with and without medial meniscus posterior root tears.
methodsNine healthy volunteers, 24 patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and 36 patients who underwent medial meniscus posterior root pullout repair were included. Magnetic resonance imaging examinations were performed in the 10°-knee-flexed position. The medial tibial slope and medial tibial plateau depth were compared among the groups.
resultsIn healthy volunteers, the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction group, and the medial meniscus posterior root tear group, the medial tibial slopes were 3.5° ± 1.4°, 4.0° ± 1.9°, and 7.2° ± 1.9°, respectively, and the medial tibial plateau depths were 2.1 ± 0.7 mm, 2.2 ± 0.6 mm, and 1.2 ± 0.5 mm, respectively. Patients with medial meniscus posterior root tears had a significantly steep medial tibial slope and shallow medial tibial plateau concavity compared to those of healthy volunteers (P < 0.01) and the anterior cruciate ligament group (P < 0.01). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, body mass index, medial tibial slope, and medial tibial plateau depth were significantly associated with medial meniscus posterior root tears.
conclusionsA steep posterior slope and a shallow concave shape of the medial tibial plateau are risk factors for medial meniscus posterior root tear. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III: Case-control study.
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