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• Proximal fibular osteotomy as a treatment for degenerative meniscal extrusion

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  • P. Łuczkiewicz
  • K. Daszkiewicz
  • J. Dzierżanowski
  • W. Witkowski

  - MEDICAL HYPOTHESES - Year 2023

  Meniscal extrusion treatment is a key focus area for research and clinical study of degenerative knee pathology. The contact forces between the meniscus and the bones cause external displacements of the meniscus that are resisted by the circumferential fibres. The main risk factors for the excessive deformation of the meniscus are meniscal root tears, disruption of the circumferential fibres, knee malalignment and high body mass...

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