Abstract
Meniscal Degeneration following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear and the Role of Intra-Articular Injection of Sodium Hyaluronate. Histochemical and Electron Microscopic Study in the Rabbit Knee
Highlights
The meniscus of the knee joint is an intra-articular fibrocartilaginous disk of the type found in only a few human synovial joints: the temporomandibular, inferior radioulnar, and sternoclavicular joints [1]
The results in the present study documented that the treatment with sodium hyaluronate after anterior cruciate ligament transection, induced an improvement of several structural features of both synovial membrane and meniscus
The chondrocytes were located in lacunae with very thin capsules that look basophilic but the tissue as a whole was acidophilic owing to the predominance of collagen (Figure 3)
Summary
The meniscus of the knee joint is an intra-articular fibrocartilaginous disk of the type found in only a few human synovial joints: the temporomandibular, inferior radioulnar, and sternoclavicular joints [1]. The menisci are wedge-shaped semilunar structures that correct the incongruence of the femoral and tibial articular surfaces [2]. They provide important biomechanical functions to the knee joint such as load bearing, load distribution, shock absorption and joint stability and exhibit viscoelastic properties, which may serve to attenuate impacts sustained through the knee on loading [3]. The matrix of menisci contains considerably less proteoglycan (
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