Meniscal Dominant Loaders During Simulated Gait: A Cadaveric Study in Human Knees
Tony Chen, Kalle Chastain, Megh Prajapati, Sarah Segal, Michael K Parides, Russell F Warren, Suzanne A Maher · 2026
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Description
Chen and colleagues sort donated human knees by how they share load between cartilage and the meniscus during walking. Their 2026 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine laboratory study ran forty-four cadaver knees through simulated gait. Force maps across the top of the shinbone revealed each knee's loading pattern.
Clusters ranged from knees loading mostly through cartilage to knees loading mostly through the meniscus, with some switching mid-step. Where load concentrated, peak stress moved with it, sitting under the meniscus in meniscus-dominant knees. Knees that loaded through cartilage directly showed higher peak stresses on the inner side of the joint. The authors say this hidden variety may explain why similar knee injuries and repairs turn out so differently.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tony Chen, Kalle Chastain, Megh Prajapati, Sarah Segal, Michael K Parides, Russell F Warren, Suzanne A Maher |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |