Morphologic Characteristics of Meniscofemoral Ligaments

Abstract

A AB BS S TTR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : The aim of this study was to des cri be the pre sen ce, lengths, widths, at tach ment si tes, co ur se of the fi bers, his to lo gi cal pro per ti es and the sizes of the at tach ment si tes of the me nis co femo ral li ga ments to the la te ral me nis cus. M Ma a t te e r ri i a al l a an nd d M Me et t h ho od ds s: : Forty fresh fro zen kne es ob ta i ned from 22 hu man ca da vers we re exa mi ned. The kne e was dis sec ted by pos te ri or ap pro ach and the an te ri or and pos te ri or me nis co fe mo ral and pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ments we re me a su red af ter exposing them. The secti ons of li ga ments we re sta i ned with the Ma son tric hro me stain and un der light mic ros co pe. R Re e s su ul lt ts s: : At le ast one of the me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments was pre sent in 37 (92.5%) ca ses. Twenty (50%) we re an te rior me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments and 24 (60%) were pos te ri or. In seven ca ses (17.5%) both an te ri or and poste ri or me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments we re pre sent. The ob li qu e fi bers of the pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ment we re ob ser ved in 11 (27.5%) ca ses. A se pa ra ting mem bra ne bet we en the me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments and the pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ment was ob ser ved. The me an lengths of the pos te ri or and an te ri or me nis co femo ral li ga ments we re 23.82 ± 1.51 mm and 21.55 ± 0.97 mm, res pec ti vely. The me an widths of the ante ri or and pos te ri or me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments we re 3.43 ± 0.57 mm and 4.09 ± 0.77 mm, res pec ti vely. The me an lengths of the at tach ment si tes of pos te ri or and an te ri or me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments to la te ral me nis cus we re 11.30 ± 1.85 mm and 6.19 ± 1.23 mm res pec ti vely and the me an widths we re 3.39 ± 0.92 mm and 4.88 ± 0.96 mm, res pec ti vely. C Co on nc c l lu u s si i o on n: : De ta ils con cer ning the di men si ons and his to lo gi cal pro per ti es of the me nis co fe mo ral li ga ments, the ir re la ti on to the pos te ri or cru ci a te li ga ment and la te ral me nis cus will con tri bu te to a cle ar un ders tan ding of the bi o mec ha nics of the kne e as well as the ra di olo gic di ag no sis and the tre at ment of kne e prob lems. K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Knee joint; menisci, tibial; posterior cruciate ligament Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Bu ça lış ma da, an te ri or ve pos te ri or me nis ko fe mo ral li ga ment le rin gö rül me sık lı ğı, uzunlu ğu, ge niş li ği, ya pış ma yer le ri, lif le ri nin yö nü, his to lo jik özel lik le ri ve la te ral me nis küs te ki ya pış ma yerle ri nin bo yut la rı nın in ce len me si amaç lan dı. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m l le er r: : Ta ze don du rul muş 22 adet in san ka dav ra sın dan el de edi len kırk adet diz in ce len di. Diz ler pos te ri or yak la şım la dis se ke edil di ve gö rü nür ha le ge ti ri len an te ri or ve pos te ri or me nis ko fe mo ral li ga ment ler ile pos te ri or çap raz bağ la rın öl çüm leri ya pıl dı. Ek ola rak, l...