Robot-based experimental in vitro studies to evaluate two surgical techniques for a meniscal lesion with respect to knee kinematics
At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Michaela Nusser
- Deputy of project leader : Dr. Deloley Jean-Romain
- Project team : Luca Kiener
- Project budget : CHF 28'000
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Public sector (excl. federal government) (Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW)
- Project partner : Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW
- Contact person : Michaela Nusser
Description
In this project, the following hypotheses will be investigated with experimental robot-based in vitro tests on human leg specimens 1) Ramp lesion of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus leads to increased anterior translation and rotational instability in a knee with an ACL rupture. 2) In a knee with an ACL rupture, the combination of an MCL and MTL suture of the medial meniscus improves both knee kinematics and meniscal stability compared to suturing the MCL alone.