Small lateral meniscus tears propagate over time in ACL intact and deficient knees.

João Victor NovarettiElmar HerbstCalvin K ChanRichard E DebskiVolker Musahl

Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2020)

The data of this study show that small longitudinal tears in the lateral meniscus propagate significantly regardless of the integrity of the ACL and even after only 100 cycles of knee loading. The propagation of such tears altered kinematics and forces in the knee. Therefore, small, longitudinal lateral meniscus tears that are untreated in current clinical practices may propagate when loaded.

Keyphrases

anterior cruciate ligament
rotator cuff
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
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machine learning
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wound healing
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