Meniscal root

The meniscal root serves as the anchor point for the menisci area at each end of the meniscus where it is tethered to the underlying tibia bone via a fibrous extension which looks like a root.

meniscal root

Synonyms: 
meniscus root
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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Anatomy of the anterior root attachments of the medial and lateral menisci: a quantitative analysis. LaPrade CM, Ellman MB, Rasmussen MT, James EW, Wijdicks CA, Engebretsen L, LaPrade RF. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Oct;42(10):2386-92. doi: 10.1177/0363546514544678. Epub 2014 Aug 8.

Consequences of tibial tunnel reaming on the meniscal roots during cruciate ligament reconstruction in a cadaveric model, Part 1: The anterior cruciate ligament. LaPrade CM, Smith SD, Rasmussen MT, Hamming MG, Wijdicks CA, Engebretsen L, Feagin JA, LaPrade RF. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Jan;43(1):200-6. doi: 10.1177/0363546514554769. Epub 2014 Oct 31.

Understanding posterior meniscal roots lesions: from basic science to treatment. Cruz RS, Ferrari MB, Metsavaht L and LaPrade RF. Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition), Volume 52, Issue 4, June–July 2017, 463-472.

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