Ato Ampomah Brown1. 1. Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify the various patterns of insertion of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus in Ghanaian subjects. STUDY: The study involved 35 cadaveric knees (26 males and 9 females). Berlet and Fowler classification was used to classify the insertion of the anterior horn of the medila meniscus. FINDINGS: The distribution of the insertion pattern was as follows; 42.9% (15) had type I insertion, 45.7% (16) had type II, type III and IV insertions were each found in 5.7% (2) of the dissected knees. Type II insertion had the highest incidence which was a deviation from what has been reported in literature. The incidence of the anterior intermeniscal ligament (AIML) was 34.3%, which was much lower that most studies have reported. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study may suggest that the pattern of insertion of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus may be different in the Ghanaian population; further research is needed in this area.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify the various patterns of insertion of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus in Ghanaian subjects. STUDY: The study involved 35 cadaveric knees (26 males and 9 females). Berlet and Fowler classification was used to classify the insertion of the anterior horn of the medila meniscus. FINDINGS: The distribution of the insertion pattern was as follows; 42.9% (15) had type I insertion, 45.7% (16) had type II, type III and IV insertions were each found in 5.7% (2) of the dissected knees. Type II insertion had the highest incidence which was a deviation from what has been reported in literature. The incidence of the anterior intermeniscal ligament (AIML) was 34.3%, which was much lower that most studies have reported. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study may suggest that the pattern of insertion of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus may be different in the Ghanaian population; further research is needed in this area.
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