JC is a 13 year old boy who presented with a 3 week history of anterior right knee pain. Pain is activity related and brought on whenever JC plays football or basketball. He never needed to stop from any particular activity because of the pain.
Formosa, Aaron
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Structure-Function relationships of equine menisci. [PDF]
Meniscal pathologies are among the most common injuries of the femorotibial joint in both human and equine patients. Pathological forces and ensuing injuries of the cranial horn of the equine medial meniscus are considered analogous to those observed in ...
Iris Ribitsch+9 more
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Chondrocalcinosis of femoro-tibial and proximal tibio-fibular joints in cadaveric specimens: a high-resolution CT imaging study of the calcification distribution. [PDF]
ObjectivesTo analyze calcium deposits by computed tomography (CT) in femoro-tibial compartments and proximal tibio-fibular joints; to assess the relationship with CT-assessed osteoarthritis (OA).Methods68 (34 pairs) cadaveric knees (mean age of 84) were ...
Sébastien Touraine+7 more
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Tissue engineering for total meniscal substitution : Animal study in sheep model [PDF]
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the use of a novel hyaluronic acid/polycaprolactone material for meniscal tissue engineering and to evaluate the tissue regeneration after the augmentation of the implant with expanded autologous ...
Catharina Chiari+18 more
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Common mistakes and pitfalls in magnetic resonance imaging of the knee [PDF]
This pictorial review presents an overview of common interpretation errors and pitfalls in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee. Instead of being exhaustive, we will emphasize those pitfalls that are most commonly encountered by young residents ...
De Vos, Nicolas+2 more
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Acute cell viability and nitric oxide release in lateral menisci following closed-joint knee injury in a lapine model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Traumatic impaction is known to cause acute cell death and macroscopic damage to cartilage and menisci in vitro. The purpose of this study was to investigate cell viability and macroscopic damage of the medial and lateral menisci using an in ...
Haut Donahue, Tammy L+2 more
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Meniscal Ossicle Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Case Report [PDF]
Meniscal ossicle is a rare condition, which is occasionally symptomatic. Even though it has a low incidence, its diagnosis is important, because it may mimic other lesions.
Henrique Augusto Lino+2 more
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Articular contact in a three-dimensional model of the knee [PDF]
This study is aimed at the analysis of articular contact in a three-dimensional mathematical model of the human knee-joint. In particular the effect of articular contact on the passive motion characteristics is assessed in relation to experimentally ...
Ahmed+37 more
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Immature articular cartilage and subchondral bone covered by menisci are potentially susceptive to mechanical load [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The differences of mechanical and histological properties between cartilage covered by menisci and uncovered by menisci may contribute to the osteoarthritis after meniscectomy and these differences are not fully understood.
Akira Ito+8 more
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Deep Learning-Based MRI in Diagnosis of Fracture of Tibial Plateau Combined with Meniscus Injury
This study aimed to explore the application value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images based on deep learning algorithms in the diagnosis of tibial plateau fractures combined with meniscus injuries.
Xiaoxiao Xie+7 more
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