TY  - JOUR
T1  - Repair of Complex and Avascular Meniscal Tears and Meniscal Transplantation
AU  - Noyes, Frank R.
AU  - Barber-Westin, Sue D.
Y1  - 2010/04/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 1012
EP  - 1029
VL  - 92
IS  - 4
N2  - 
The importance of the menisci in the human knee is well understood. The menisci occupy 60% of the contact area between the tibial and femoral cartilage surfaces and transmit >50% of joint compression forces. Following meniscectomy, the tibiofemoral contact area decreases by approximately 50%, while the contact forces increase two to threefold1-6. Removal of as little as 15% to 34% of a meniscus increases contact pressures by >350%7. Total lateral meniscectomy results in a 45% to 50% decrease in the total contact area and a 235% to 335% increase in the peak local contact pressure8.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -