The Menisco-Femoral Ligaments of the Human Knee

Heller, Leon; Langman, Jan

doi:10.1302/0301-620x.46b2.307

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“…The aMFL is, on average, smaller than the pMFL [21]. They have a tensile strength (302.5 N and 300.5 N respectively) comparable to that of the pPC, whilst their elastic modulus is similar to that of the aPC [19].…”

Section: Strengthmentioning

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The effects of lateral meniscal allograft transplantation techniques on tibio-femoral contact pressures

McDermott

Lie

Edwards

et al. 2008

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr

112

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This paper reviews and updates our knowledge of the anatomy and biomechanics of the posterior cruciate ligament, and of the posterolateral, posteromedial and meniscofemoral ligaments of the knee. The posterior cruciate ligament is shown to have two functional fibre bundles that are tight at different angles of knee flexion. It is the primary restraint to tibial posterior draw at all angles of knee flexion apart from near full extension. In contrast, the posterolateral and posteromedial structures are shown to tighten as the knee extends, and to be well-aligned to resist tibial posterior draw. These structures also act as primary restraints against other tibial displacements. Tibial internal rotation is restrained by the medial and posteromedial structures, while tibial external rotation is restrained by the lateral and posterolateral structures. They are also the primary restraints against tibial abduction-adduction rotations. The meniscofemoral ligaments are shown, for the first time, to contribute significantly to resisting tibial posterior draw, and to have a strength of approximately 300 N. Taken together, this evidence shows how the posterolateral and posteromedial structures are responsible for posterior knee stability near extension, and this, along with the action of the meniscofemoral ligaments, may explain why an isolated rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament does not often lead to knee instability

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Section: Strengthmentioning

confidence: 95%

The effects of lateral meniscal allograft transplantation techniques on tibio-femoral contact pressures

McDermott

Lie

Edwards

et al. 2008

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr

112

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“…The pre sen ce of both liga ments was 0% to 64%. 2,5,7,[10][11][12][13] The dif fe ren ce in ra ti os may be du e to the dif fe rent met hods, dif ferent dis sec ti on tech ni qu es, the age of the sub jects or mi xing of fi bers of pMFL and PCL. 2,5,7,12 Dis sec ti on, art hros copy and MRI ha ve be en the met hods used to as sess the MFLs pre vi o usly.…”

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confidence: 99%

Morphologic Characteristics of Meniscofemoral Ligaments

Sözmen¹,

Yalın²,

Üzün³

et al. 2011

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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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...

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“…10 The lateral meniscus is stabilized and its movement is guided by the popliteus tendon and meniscofemoral ligament. 11,12 In bovine, the menisci glide forwards over the tibia as the femoral condyles roll upon them in extension and the restriction of their movement imposed by the meniscal ligaments is an important brake upon straightening the joint. 13 …”

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Morphometric studies on the passive role of menisci in upward fixation of the patella in buffalo and cattle

et al. 2012

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The present study showed that the medial and lateral compartments of the femorotibial joint have an intervening meniscus located between the femur and tibia. The lateral meniscus is semicircular and covers a larger portion of the tibial condyle than the medial meniscus. The lateral meniscus has cranial and caudal meniscal ligaments anchoring it to the tibia. The present investigation shows that the dimensions of the meniscal ligaments of buffalo and cattle are almost the same except for the caudal ligament of lateral meniscus and the meniscofemoral ligament. The caudal ligament of lateral meniscus is longer in buffalo than in cattle. Therefore, the femur moves more cranially than normal to straighten the joint. The meniscofemoral ligament is thicker in cattle (6.55±0.04 mm) than in buffalo (3.85±0.05 mm). Therefore, it helps to stabilize the movement of the menisci. Furthermore, the presence of the transverse genual ligament which fixes the two menisci cranially increases stability and prevents a more forward movement of the femur.

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The Menisco-Femoral Ligaments of the Human Knee

Cited by 123 publications

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The effects of lateral meniscal allograft transplantation techniques on tibio-femoral contact pressures

The effects of lateral meniscal allograft transplantation techniques on tibio-femoral contact pressures

Morphologic Characteristics of Meniscofemoral Ligaments

Morphometric studies on the passive role of menisci in upward fixation of the patella in buffalo and cattle

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