ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2020
The effect of a centralization procedure for extruded lateral meniscus on load distribution in porcine knee joints at different flexion angles.
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- Placing the transtibial centralisation stitch at the posterior horn of the medial meniscus best restores tibiofemoral contact mechanics and extrusion following medial meniscus posterior root tears: An in vitro biomechanical study using porcine knee joints.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
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- Review of the Development of Meniscus Centralization.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
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- The association of the medial meniscus covering ratio with knee cartilage thickness at 15 medial compartment subregions as found by three-dimensional analysis using MRI.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
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- Effect of Injury to the Lateral Meniscotibial Ligament and Meniscofibular Ligament on Meniscal Extrusion: Biomechanical Evaluation of the Capsulodesis and Centralization Techniques in a Porcine Knee Model.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Lateral-medial asymmetry of posterior tibial slope and small lateral tibial plateau articular surface depth are morphological factors of lateral meniscus posterior root tears in ACL-injured patients.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Cross-sectional study on relationships between physical function and psychological readiness to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Biomechanical analysis of a centralization procedure for extruded lateral meniscus after meniscectomy in porcine knee joints.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022Article
- Degenerative Meniscus in Knee Osteoarthritis: From Pathology to Treatment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Biomechanics of the lateral meniscus: evidences from narrative review.Annals of joint · 2022Review
- A narrative review of lateral meniscus root tears and extrusion: techniques and outcomes.Annals of joint · 2022Review
- Correlations between isokinetic knee torques and single-leg hop distances in three directions in patients after ACL reconstruction.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMeniscal extrusion results in loss of the ability to resist hoop strain and biomechanical overload on the joint articular surface. A centralization technique has been developed to overcome these problems. In this study, we analyzed the biomechanics of the extruded and centralized lateral meniscus (LM) in porcine knee joints at different flexion angles.
methodsPorcine knee joints (n = 8) were set in the universal tester and each knee was tested under the following states: 1) intact; 2) extrusion-meniscal extrusion was created by resecting the posterior root of the LM and posterior synovial capsule; and 3) centralization-centralization was performed by two anchors inserted in the lateral tibial plateau. Deviation distance of the meniscus, contact pressure, and contact area in the anterior LM, middle LM, posterior LM, and the contact pressure of the tibial cartilage were evaluated with an axial compressive force of 200 N at knee flexion angles of 30°, 45°, 60°, and 90°.
resultsThe deviation distance of LM significantly increased in extrusion but was restored to the intact status after centralization at all angles. Both the contact pressure and area significantly decreased in extrusion and were restored after centralization close to the intact status in the anterior and middle LM; in the posterior LM, however, decreased contact pressure and area were not restored after centralization. The contact pressure of the tibial cartilage increased significantly in extrusion but decreased close to the intact status after centralization.
conclusionsThis centralization procedure could reduce extrusion of the LM and restore the load-distributing function of the anterior-middle LM. However, the procedure itself could not restore hoop function in cases where the defect lies in the posterior LM.
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