Gait analysis for discoid lateral meniscus injury of the knee

• Project/Area Number: 25560322
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: University of Miyazaki
• Principal Investigator: Yamaguchi Nami 宮崎大学, 医学部, 助教 (10637804)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 膝外側円板状半月 / 歩行分析 / 膝円板状半月

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Discoid meniscus of the knee is a well-known congenital abnormality of the lateral meniscus, and more frequent in East Asia. This study aimed to assess the relationship between discoid lataral meniscus and gait pattern in ADL and sports activities.
We evaluated 10 knees in 8 patients underwent arthroscopic surgery at our institution and compared to the control group(n=9).
Now we are evaluating the results of the gait analysis.