Reduction of in situ force through the meniscus with phased inner resection of medial meniscus: an experimental study in a porcine model

Abstract Purpose Partial meniscectomy can cause osteoarthritic changes in knees, as inner portion as well as peripheral portion of meniscus is important. The hypothesis of this study was that the amount of the inner resection of medial meniscus affected the in situ forces through the meniscus and th...

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Main Authors: Takehito Hirose, Tatsuo Mae, Yuta Tachibana, Tomoki Ohori, Hiromichi Fujie, Hideki Yoshikawa, Ken Nakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-020-00240-y