1. What is the function of the menisci of the knee?
2. What is the vascular supply of the menisci?
3. What are the shapes of the two menisci?
Answers:
1. The menisci are fibrocartilage of crescent shape, which deepen the articular surface of the tibia for stability.
2. The peripheral 1/3 of the menisci are well vascularized and the inner 2/3 of the menisci are not well vascularized and can't usually be surgically repaired.
3. The medial meniscus is C-shaped and adheres to the MCL. The lateral meniscus is circular.
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