title: Medial meniscus anatomy-from basic science to treatment.
abstract: This paper focuses on the anatomical attachment of the medial meniscus. Detailed anatomical dissections have been performed and illustrated. Five zones can be distinguished in regard to the meniscus attachments anatomy: zone 1 (of the anterior root), zone 2 (anteromedial zone), zone 3 (the medial zone), zone 4 (the posterior zone) and the zone 5 (of the posterior root). The understanding of the meniscal anatomy is especially crucial for meniscus repair but also for correct fixation of the anterior and posterior horn of the medial meniscus.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic and Sports Traumatology Department, Carolina Medical Center, Pory 78, 02-757, Warsaw, Poland, robert.smigielski@carolina.pl.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Śmigielski
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zdanowicz
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ciszek
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008853:Microscopy; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology