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  2. Meniscus (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    A meniscus (pl.: menisci or meniscuses) is a crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in contrast to an articular disc, only partly divides a joint cavity. [1] In humans , they are present in the knee , wrist , acromioclavicular , sternoclavicular , and temporomandibular joints ; [ 2 ] in other animals they may be present ...

  3. Medial meniscus - Wikipedia

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    Acute injury to the medial meniscus frequently accompanies an injury to the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) or MCL (medial collateral ligament). A person occasionally injures the medial meniscus without harming the ligaments. Healing of the medial meniscus is generally not possible unless the patient is very young, usually <15 years old.

  4. Lateral meniscus - Wikipedia

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    The lateral meniscus is grooved laterally for the tendon of the popliteus, which separates it from the fibular collateral ligament.. Its anterior end is attached in front of the intercondyloid eminence of the tibia, lateral to, and behind, the anterior cruciate ligament, with which it blends; the posterior end is attached behind the intercondyloid eminence of the tibia and in front of the ...

  5. Articular capsule of the knee joint - Wikipedia

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    The articular capsule of the knee joint is the wide and lax joint capsule of the knee.It is thin in front and at the side, and contains the patella, ligaments, menisci, and bursae of the knee. [1]

  6. Medial knee injuries - Wikipedia

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    Knee diagram. Structures on the medial side of the knee include the tibia, femur, vastus medialis obliquus muscle, semitendinosus tendon, gracilis tendon, sartorius tendon, adductor magnus tendon, medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle, semimembranosus tendon, medial meniscus, medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), sMCL, dMCL, and POL. It has ...

  7. Transverse ligament of knee - Wikipedia

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    The transverse ligament is reported in 58 per cent of subjects and is thus the most prevalent of four described meniscomeniscal ligaments. The other ligaments, all three of which are reported with a frequency of less than 4 per cent, are the posterior transverse ligament, described as a bundle of fibers connecting the posterior horns of the menisci; and the medial and lateral oblique ligaments ...

  8. Articular disc - Wikipedia

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    The articular disc (or disk) is a thin, oval plate of fibrocartilage present in several joints which separates synovial cavities. This separation of the cavity space allows for separate movements to occur in each space.

  9. Meniscus - Wikipedia

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    Meniscus may refer to: Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure that partly divides a joint cavity; Meniscus (liquid), a curve in the upper surface of liquid contained in an object; Meniscus (optics), a type of optical lens; Meniscus, a genus of bacteria