Morphometric Analysis of the Menisci - A Cadaveric Study from a Teaching Hospital in Andhra Pradesh
Keywords:
Morphometric Analysis, Menisci.Abstract
BACKGROUND
This study was intended to conduct a morphometric analysis of the both the menisci of the knee joint. Which are comparatively more commonly prone to injury in knee joint during accidents.
METHODS
The present study was conducted on 50 adult human cadavers (29 males and 21 females) from the department of Anatomy, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada and department of Anatomy, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam which were allotted to undergraduate students for their routine dissection.
RESULTS
The mean distance between the two horns of medial meniscus was 3.30cm in males and 3.01cm in females. The average width of the anterior, middle, and posterior 1/3rd of the medial meniscus was 0.86cm, 0.84cm and 1.56cm respectively in males and it was 0.83cm, 0.85cm and 1.43cm respectively in females. The mean thickness of the anterior , middle and posterior 1/3rd of the medial meniscus was 0.56cm, 0.57cm and 0.55cm respectively in males and it was 0.53cm, 0.54cm and 0.54cm respectively in females.
CONCLUSION
In the present study it was found that in both medial and lateral menisci maximum thickness was found at middle 1/3rd and it was the main point prone to greatest tension, and frequently prone to injury. The middle 1/3rd thickness of medial meniscus was less when compared with middle 1/3rd thickness of lateral meniscus.
