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Physiopathology of the Meniscal Lesions

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Surgery of the Meniscus

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Pathophysiology of meniscus injuries comprises a combination of compressive, tensile, and shear forces. Besides the characteristics of the tissue itself, which comprises segmental and zonal variations, several other factors are enrolled in the etiology of meniscus tears. These include the external load/traumatic event in a given moment, the joint alignment, age, body mass index, or patient’s activity level. On the other hand, degenerative tears are usually multifactorial and not always easy to separate from the environment of a globally osteoarthritic joint. Herein, it is overviewed the most important features of anatomy, biology, and biomechanics contributing to the most frequent injury mechanisms for traumatic and degenerative meniscus tears for all ages.

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  1. Orthopedic Department, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim - Vila do Conde, Vila do Conde, Portugal

    Hélder Pereira MD

  2. 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Univ. Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark – Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Guimarães, Portugal

    Hélder Pereira MD

  3. ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associated Laboratory, Braga, Portugal

    Hélder Pereira MD

  4. Ripoll y De Prado Sports Clinic FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Murcia-Madrid, Spain

    Hélder Pereira MD

  5. Department of Knee, Ankle, Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma Unit, Hospital CUF –Descobertas: Knee, Ankle, Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma Unit, Lisboa, Portugal

    Ricardo Varatojo

  6. Department of Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology, ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associated Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

    Nuno Sevivas

  7. Clínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal

    Nuno Sevivas & João Espregueira-Mendes

  8. Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal

    Nuno Sevivas

  9. Department of Sports Medicine, Ripoll y De Prado Sport Clinic – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Murcia-Madrid, Spain

    Luis Serratosa

  10. Department of Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology, Ripoll y De Prado Sport Clinic – FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Murcia-Madrid, Spain

    Pedro Luis Ripoll

  11. Department of 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, S. Cláudio de Barco, 4806-909, Taipas, Guimarães, Portugal

    Joaquim Miguel Oliveira & Rui Luís Reis

  12. ICVS/3B’s – PT Government Associated Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

    Joaquim Miguel Oliveira, Rui Luís Reis & João Espregueira-Mendes

  13. Department of Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology, 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, S. Cláudio de Barco, 4806-909, Taipas, Guimarães, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

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  1. Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Unit INSERM, Normandy University, Caen university Hos, Caen, France

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  2. Orthopedic Department, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim –Vila, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto, Portugal

    Helder Pereira

  3. University of Milan, Dpt. of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Milano, Italy

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    Matteo Denti

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Pereira, H. et al. (2016). Physiopathology of the Meniscal Lesions. In: Hulet, C., Pereira, H., Peretti, G., Denti, M. (eds) Surgery of the Meniscus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49188-1_5

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