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Medial meniscus anatomy—from basic science to treatment

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This paper focuses on the anatomical attachment of the medial meniscus. Detailed anatomical dissections have been performed and illustrated. Five zones can be distinguished in regard to the meniscus attachments anatomy: zone 1 (of the anterior root), zone 2 (anteromedial zone), zone 3 (the medial zone), zone 4 (the posterior zone) and the zone 5 (of the posterior root). The understanding of the meniscal anatomy is especially crucial for meniscus repair but also for correct fixation of the anterior and posterior horn of the medial meniscus.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge Maciej Pronicki, MD, PhD for providing histopathology examinations, Maciej Śmiarowski (maciej.smiarowski@gmail.com) for taking all photographs and Center for Medical Education (www.cemed.pl) for its help.

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  1. Orthopaedic and Sports Traumatology Department, Carolina Medical Center, Pory 78, 02-757, Warsaw, Poland

    Robert Śmigielski & Urszula Zdanowicz

  2. Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, City Hospital Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany

    Roland Becker

  3. Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Bogdan Ciszek

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Śmigielski, R., Becker, R., Zdanowicz, U. et al. Medial meniscus anatomy—from basic science to treatment. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 23, 8–14 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3476-5

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