Meniscus Injury and its Surgical Treatment Does not Increase Initial Whole Knee Joint Friction

While it is generally accepted that traumatic meniscus pathologies lead to degenerative articular cartilage changes in the mid-to long-term and consecutively to post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), very little is known about how such injuries initiate tribological changes within the knee and their...

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Main Authors: Luisa de Roy, Daniela Warnecke, Steffen Paul Hacker, Ulrich Simon, Lutz Dürselen, Anita Ignatius, Andreas Martin Seitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.779946/full