| Title |
Kelio sąnario meniskų pažeidimai: klinikiniai, amžiniai ir lytiniai ypatumai bei sąsajos su blauzdikaulio atraminio paviršiaus morfologija / |
| Translation of Title |
The injuries of knee menisci: clinical, age and gender related peculiarities, and interface with the morphology of tibial plateau. |
| Authors |
Tutkus, Vytautas |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
41 |
| Keywords [eng] |
meniscus ; knee ; injury |
| Abstract [eng] |
The number of knee joint injuries is increasing because it is fashionable in modern society to participate in active and sometimes dangerous sports. Population is aging and therefore is increasing number of knee problems due to the age. That’s why it is important to know the dynamics of the knee joint injuries in Lithuanian population, the age and sex characteristics, relationship of meniscus injury with the other knee structures; clarify the relationship and importance of meniscus and the morphological characteristics of the tibial bearing surface. We analyzed 2004 patients, with knee problems or injury who underwent an arthroscopic knee surgery. We also examined 95 male and 40 female skeletons, long bone dimensions and 39 male and 28 female cadaver knee joint structures. We found that knee injuries twice more common in males than in females. The medial meniscus tears were three times more often than lateral. Both meniscus ruptures were more often in the knee with damaged ligaments. There was significantly decreased intact meniscus number with increasing time from injury of the anterior cruciate ligament to the ligament reconstruction time. We determined the rate of discoid meniscus among Lithuanian patients, the mean width of the hiatus popliteus of lateral meniscus for both sexes, calculated the load on the knee joint bearing surface area. Female's knee joints had significantly major load than males - that might be the cause of more common knee arthrosis in women. |
| Type |
Summaries of doctoral thesis |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2011 |
