Quantitative mapping of meniscus morphology using advanced imaging analysis in young patients
/mm; p < .001). No significant sex-based differences were observed in SI profiles along the arc length for either meniscus. This study demonstrates regional sex-based differences in normalized medial meniscus CSA but no differences in normalized SI for either meniscus. Given that differences of the normalized CSA were observed only in the anterior region of the medial meniscus, sex-based variations are not globally distributed across the meniscus but instead are confined to specific anatomical regions. This point underscores the importance of subregional analyses, as whole-structure analyses may exclude localized differences.
Authors
- Dominique A. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4917-7854)
- Braden C. Fleming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-425X)
- Mohammadreza Movahhedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-9985)
- Ata M. Kiapour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-5769)
- Jillian E. Beveridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2821-1227)
- Martha M. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-9511)
- Christine Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0399-5731)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Providence College (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Rhode Island Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-46590-y
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- RIH Orthopaedic Foundation
- National Institutes of Health