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A biomechanical study of the meniscofemoral ligaments and their contribution to contact pressure reduction in the knee

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Title: A biomechanical study of the meniscofemoral ligaments and their contribution to contact pressure reduction in the knee
Authors: Amadi, HO
Gupte, CM
Lie, DTT
McDermott, ID
Amis, AA
Bull, AMJ
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the meniscofemoral ligaments (MFLs) of the human knee assist the lateral meniscal function in reducing tibiofemoral contact pressure. Five human cadaveric knee joints were loaded in axial compression in extension using a 4-degree of freedom rig in a universal materials testing machine. Contact pressures pre- and post-sectioning of the MFLs were measured using pressure sensitive film. Sectioning the MFLs increased the contact pressure significantly in the joints for two of the four measures. In addition to their known function in assisting the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) to resist tibiofemoral posterior drawer, the MFLs also have a significant role in reducing contact stresses in the lateral compartment. Their retention in PCL and meniscal surgery is therefore to be advised.
Issue Date: 1-Nov-2008
Date of Acceptance: 4-Jul-2008
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75668
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0592-0
ISSN: 0942-2056
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Start Page: 1004
End Page: 1008
Journal / Book Title: Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
Volume: 16
Issue: 11
Copyright Statement: © Springer-Verlag 2008. The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0592-0
Sponsor/Funder: Arthritis Research UK
Funder's Grant Number: A0577
Keywords: Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Orthopedics
Sport Sciences
Surgery
Ligament of Wrisberg
Ligament of Humphrey
Lateral meniscus
Knee joint
Osteoarthritis
JOINTS
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomechanical Phenomena
Humans
Knee Joint
Ligaments, Articular
Pressure
Rotation
Ligaments, Articular
Knee Joint
Humans
Rotation
Pressure
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomechanical Phenomena
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Orthopedics
Sport Sciences
Surgery
Ligament of Wrisberg
Ligament of Humphrey
Lateral meniscus
Knee joint
Osteoarthritis
JOINTS
Orthopedics
1103 Clinical Sciences
1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
Publication Status: Published
Online Publication Date: 2008-08-19
Appears in Collections:Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering
Department of Surgery and Cancer
Faculty of Engineering