Meniscal ramp lesions: a lot is known, but a lot is also unknown….

What it found

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

1. An Acta Orthopaedica educational article: Current strategies for meniscal preservation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Acta orthopaedica · 2026
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2. Beyond the ACL: The Hidden Impact of Ramp Tears on Knee Stability.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2026
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3. Effect of Ramp Lesions on Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025
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4. High prevalence of associated injuries in anterior cruciate ligament tears: A detailed magnetic resonance imaging analysis of 254 patients.Skeletal radiology · 2024
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5. Approaching ramp lesions from the different world of posterior knee compartment: A review of evidence with a proposal of a new classification and treatment.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024
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6. Effects of an untreated medial meniscal ramp lesion on histological deterioration findings of the medial meniscus: A study in a porcine anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction model.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024
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7. Identifying unstable ramp lesions using ultrasonography.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2024
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8. Increased Intra-Articular Internal Tibial Rotation Is Associated With Unstable Medial Meniscus Ramp Lesions in ACL-Injured Athletes: An MRI Matched-Pair Comparative Study.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024
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9. Influence of a posteromedial meniscocapsular injury on the knee anterior laxity. A cadaveric study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024
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10. Meniscal ramp lesions: a lot is known, but a lot is also unknown….Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023
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