Alice J. S. Fox, MSc
Sports Health. 2012 July; 4(4): 340–351.

Abstract
Context:

Information regarding the structure, composition, and function of the knee menisci has been scattered across multiple sources and fields. This review contains a concise, detailed description of the knee menisci—including anatomy, etymology, phylogeny, ultrastructure and biochemistry, vascular anatomy and neuroanatomy, biomechanical function, maturation and aging, and imaging modalities.

Evidence Acquisition:

A literature search was performed by a review of PubMed and OVID articles published from 1858 to 2011.

Results:

This study highlights the structural, compositional, and functional characteristics of the menisci, which may be relevant to clinical presentations, diagnosis, and surgical repairs.

Conclusions:

An understanding of the normal anatomy and biomechanics of the menisci is a necessary prerequisite to understanding the pathogenesis of disorders involving the knee.

Full Text Article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435920/