Clinical significance and management of meniscal extrusion in different knee pathologies: a comprehensive review of the literature and treatment algorithm

Clinical significance and management of meniscal extrusion in different knee pathologies: a comprehensive review of the literature and treatment algorithm

Abstract The menisci are crescent-shaped, fibrocartilaginous structures that play a crucial role in the load transition and distribution of the contact forces along the tibiofemoral articulation. Meniscal extrusion (ME) is a radiological finding, especially in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans,...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos G. Makiev, Ioannis S. Vasios, Paraskevas Georgoulas, Konstantinos Tilkeridis, Georgios Drosos, Athanasios Ververidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
Subjects:
Meniscal extrusion
Centralization
Knee osteoarthritis
Root tears
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR)
Meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-022-00163-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-022-00163-1

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