THE MENISCI OF THE KNEE JOINT IN HUMAN FOETUSES OF MANIPUR POPULATIONA MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 67
Abstract
BACKGROUND The menisci are two crescentic lamellae, which serve to deepen the surfaces of the articular fossae of the head of the tibia for reception of the condyles of the femur. The menisci share load and reduce contact stresses across the joint. Injuries are sustained more often by the medial than the lateral meniscus in the proportion of 4:1, 5:1 or even 20:1. The objectives of this study were to estimate the different shapes of the medial and lateral menisci, and the incidence of discoid meniscus of the knee joint in human foetuses of Manipur population. MATERIALS AND METHODS After taking formal permission from the Institutional Ethics Committee and concerned parents, the study was carried out on 200 foetal knee joints. The skin with fibrous capsule and the ligamentum patellae were cut. The cruciate ligaments were also cut and the menisci were exposed. The morphological variants of the shapes of the lateral and the medial menisci were macroscopically noted and classified. RESULTS On the lateral menisci, 56% of them were C-shaped, 31% of them were crescent shaped, 8% were U-shaped and 5% were incomplete discoid. On the medial menisci, 79% were crescent shaped, 11% were C-shaped and 7% were V-shaped and 3% were incomplete discoid. No total discoid meniscus was observed in the study. CONCLUSION The majority of the knees showed C-shaped lateral meniscus and crescent-shaped medial meniscus.
Authors and Affiliations
Colney Suzanne L, Sanjenbam Sonali Devi, Thounaojam Naranbabu Singh
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP232039
- DOI 10.14260/Jemds/2017/1043
- Views 76
- Downloads 0
ABDOMINAL COCOON SYNDROME
Abdominal cocoon syndrome is characterized by encapsulation of the small bowel by a fibrous peritoneal sac. We describe the case of a middle aged male patient who presented with sub acute intestinal obstruction...
LEPTOSPIROSIS IN KOLKATA- A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OVER EIGHT YEARS IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL
BACKGROUND Leptospirosis is a bacterial infectious disease that affects humans and animals. It is caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. It is a specific zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution wi...
A CASE OF LIMBAL MALIGNANT MELANOMA
Conjunctival malignant melanoma is a rare pigmented tumor occurring during fifth and sixth decade typically involving limbus with high recurrence rate. A 65yr male presented with complaints of slowly growing...
A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF LACRIMAL FOSSA LESIONS AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
BACKGROUND Lesions of the lacrimal fossa and gland constitute about 5% - 13% of all orbital masses confirmed by biopsy. The diagnosis, the histopathological correlation and treatment of lacrimal fossa lesions are importa...
PRK – PHOTO REFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY IN CORRECTION OF MYOPIA: HOW USEFUL IS IT?
The study comprised of retrospective and prospective evaluation of 30 eyes treated with PRK – Photo Refractive Keratectomy at Mahatme Eye Bank Eye Hospital, Nagpur India. Our results show that PRK is less saf...