Abstract

Although the management of meniscal injuries by open or closed surgical procedures is very common, the role of the menisci in normal knee function is still unclear. Fairbank (6) suggested that the menisci play an important part in the transmission of inter-articular loads. In explaining their function, he accounted for the high incidence of degenerative changes following meniscectomy have been made by others (2,8,9,19).

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