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THE STRENGTH OF THE MENISCI OF THE KNEE AS IT RELATES TO THEIR FINE STRUCTURE

Peter G. Bullough 1; Luis Munuera 1; Joseph Murphy 1; ; and Allan M. Weinstein 1

1 Department of Physical and Engineering Metallurgy, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York, and the Hospital for Special Surgery—Philip D. Wilson Research Foundation, Affiliated with the New York Hospital Cornell University medical College, and the Department of Pathology, Cornell University Medical College, New York; New York, United States of America

1. The orientation of collagen fibres of the menisci of the knee has been demonstrated by polarised light microscopy.

2. As might be supposed from its fibre structure, the ultimate tensile strength of the meniscal tissue is dependent upon the axis of loading.

3. The tensile strength of the meniscus is similar to that of articular cartilage.
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