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Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection
Objective Considerable attention has been paid to meniscotibial ligaments (MTLs), also known as coronary ligaments, especially after the “Save the Meniscus” initiative gained importance among knee surgeons. Technically challenging, the diagnosis and treatment of ramp lesion show the importance of M...
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908524 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1776137 |
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author | Neto, Jonatas Brito de Alencar Cardoso, Alexia Barros Munhoz, Gerônimo de Souza Neto, Luiz Holanda Pinto Clazzer, Renata Ariel de Lima, Diego |
author_facet | Neto, Jonatas Brito de Alencar Cardoso, Alexia Barros Munhoz, Gerônimo de Souza Neto, Luiz Holanda Pinto Clazzer, Renata Ariel de Lima, Diego |
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description | Objective Considerable attention has been paid to meniscotibial ligaments (MTLs), also known as coronary ligaments, especially after the “Save the Meniscus” initiative gained importance among knee surgeons. Technically challenging, the diagnosis and treatment of ramp lesion show the importance of MTLs. These ligaments were discovered long ago, but their contribution to knee stability has only recently been studied and still lacks information. Thus, the aim of the present study was to describe step-by-step an dissection technique of the medial MTL, efficient, reproducible and that may lead to further research. Method Twenty fresh cadaver knees were used, with no preference for sex or age. The knees were dissected using the same technique standardized by our team. Each dissection step was recorded digitally. Results The medial MTL was found in all 20 knees studied using the aforementioned technique. In our sample, the medial MTL exhibited an average length of 70.0 ± 13.4 mm and width of 32.25 ± 3.09 mm, thickness of 35.3 ± 2.7 mm and weight of 0.672 ± 0.134 g. In all the cases, the medial MTL originated proximally and deeply to the deep MTL in the tibia. Conclusion We describe a simple effective and reproducible medial MTL dissection technique that makes it possible to identify the ligament over the entire medial extension of the knee. |
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spelling | pubmed-106156102023-10-31 Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection Neto, Jonatas Brito de Alencar Cardoso, Alexia Barros Munhoz, Gerônimo de Souza Neto, Luiz Holanda Pinto Clazzer, Renata Ariel de Lima, Diego Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) Objective Considerable attention has been paid to meniscotibial ligaments (MTLs), also known as coronary ligaments, especially after the “Save the Meniscus” initiative gained importance among knee surgeons. Technically challenging, the diagnosis and treatment of ramp lesion show the importance of MTLs. These ligaments were discovered long ago, but their contribution to knee stability has only recently been studied and still lacks information. Thus, the aim of the present study was to describe step-by-step an dissection technique of the medial MTL, efficient, reproducible and that may lead to further research. Method Twenty fresh cadaver knees were used, with no preference for sex or age. The knees were dissected using the same technique standardized by our team. Each dissection step was recorded digitally. Results The medial MTL was found in all 20 knees studied using the aforementioned technique. In our sample, the medial MTL exhibited an average length of 70.0 ± 13.4 mm and width of 32.25 ± 3.09 mm, thickness of 35.3 ± 2.7 mm and weight of 0.672 ± 0.134 g. In all the cases, the medial MTL originated proximally and deeply to the deep MTL in the tibia. Conclusion We describe a simple effective and reproducible medial MTL dissection technique that makes it possible to identify the ligament over the entire medial extension of the knee. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2023-10-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10615610/ /pubmed/37908524 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1776137 Text en Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Neto, Jonatas Brito de Alencar Cardoso, Alexia Barros Munhoz, Gerônimo de Souza Neto, Luiz Holanda Pinto Clazzer, Renata Ariel de Lima, Diego Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection |
title | Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection |
title_full | Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection |
title_fullStr | Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection |
title_full_unstemmed | Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection |
title_short | Medial Meniscotibial Ligament of the Knee: A Step by-Step Dissection |
title_sort | medial meniscotibial ligament of the knee: a step by-step dissection |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37908524 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1776137 |
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