Surgical Management of Horizontal Cleavage Tears of the Medial Meniscus: A Biomechanical Analysis During Simulated Gait
These cadaveric tests suggest that horizontal cleavage meniscal tears of the medial meniscus posterior horn are not biomechanically detrimental to joint contact forces during simulated gait. If they must be surgically treated for symptomatic reasons, meniscal repair is biomechanically favorable over inferior leaflet resection.
Authors
- Heath P. Gould (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-8811)
- Joshua Wright-Chisem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3760-388X)
- Kalle Chastain
- Anil S. Ranawat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3634-4871)
- Suzanne A. Maher
- Sean C. Letendre
- Michael Parides
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Sanford Health (US)
- National University of Health Sciences (US)
- University of North Dakota (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465261429493
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00