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Meniscal injury’s and Rehabilitation

Posted by DrPadmaja on Sun, 22 Jun 2014

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Meniscus is a semi lunar fibrocartilagenous structure in the knee joint between the femoral condyles (thigh bone) and tibial condyles (shin bone). Knee joint has medial meniscus and lateral meniscus. Lateral meniscus is more mobile than medial meniscus. Because of reduced mobility of medial meniscus, there is a high rate of injury when compared to lateral meniscus. Functions: Meniscus acts as a shock absorber. There is a ground reaction force (GRF), which will exert pressure on our knees when we... Read More

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