The discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) is an anatomically abnormal meniscus that covers a greater area of the tibial plateau than the normal meniscus. The DLM is classified into two types: complete (CDLM) and incomplete (ICDLM) types. In this study, we investigated the histological and cell biological characteristics of CDLM and ICDLM. The number of blood vessels, proteoglycan deposition, and colla...

OBJECTIVES To compare objectively the shape of the intercondylar notch in human osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic femora. METHODS A sample of 96 human femora from a large skeletal population were selected for study. These femora included subjects with evidence of late stage osteoarthritis (that is, with eburnation present) and subjects with no such evidence. The distal end of the femur, v...

Background The aim of this study is to evaluate a possible correlation between specific anthropometric parameters and sizes of knee tendons commonly used for ACL reconstruction. We hypothesized that specific clinical and radiological knee measurements could be better tendon sizes predictors than age, gender, height and weight. Materials and methods 100 consecutive patients were enrolled and 7...

Background/Objective: It has been proposed that a narrow intercondylar notch may increase the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury but the data are conflicting. We performed this cross-sectional study to investigate if a narrow intercondylar notch width is a risk factor for ACL tears. Patients and Methods: All adult patients with knee problems, who were referred to the MRI department...

BACKGROUND Fractures of the medial intercondylar eminence of the tibia (MICET) are scarcely reported in horses. OBJECTIVES To report the clinical and diagnostic findings, surgical treatment and outcome in a series of horses presented with MICET fracture and treated with arthroscopic fragment removal. STUDY DESIGN Multicentre retrospective case series. METHODS Case records of horses diagno...

INTRODUCTION Hoffa fractures are rare and difficult to treat for orthopaedic surgeons. The mechanism of injury of Hoffa fracture is still unknown and the operation approch and fixation method are still controversial. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical effect between two fixation methods on Hoffa fractures. CASE DESCRIPTION From April 2004 to July 2013, we treated eleven patients...

Submentovertex cephalometric analysis was used to assess the mandibular symmetry of 20 patients with Class II subdivision malocclusion and 20 controls with Class I occlusions. Using the intercondylar line and the intercondylar axis, the relative differences were measured between mandibular landmarks in both anteroposterior and transverse dimensions. Anteroposterior and transverse differences be...