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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Applied anatomy of the knee meniscus [Abstract] Objective: To observe the medial meniscus (MM, lateral meniscus (LM, for clinical diagnosis and treatment of meniscus injury provide an anatomical basis, and for people to gain valuable information on physical investigation. Methods: Formalin fixed body 30 (male 19, female 11, knee 60 side. line-level anatomy, fully reveal the MM, LM, an accuracy of 0.02mm using vernier caliper to measure the sagittal diameter, transverse diameter, outer arc length, width thick, and so on. Billiton transparent plastic paper to take MM, LM shape, with a planimeter to measure the area. all the data for statistical analysis. Results: MM in the medial femoral condyle and medial condyle of the tibia between the half-moon or was C-shaped, front width 7.06 +-0.95mm, width of the posterior horn of 15.45 +-2.30mm, the sagittal diameter of 42.65 +-3.46mm, outer arc length of 92.83 +-5.10mm, mouth length 24.97 +-3.49mm, an area of 616.8 + -99.4mm2.LM located in the lateral femoral condyle and between the lateral condyle of the tibia, similar to O-shaped, front width 7.45 +-0.91mm, width of the posterior horn of 10.89 +-1.44mm, the sagittal diameter of 34.30 +-3.76mm, horizontal diameter 30.38 +-2.65mm, outer arc length 91.49 +-5.37mm, mouth length 8.69 +-1.88mm, an area of 635.5 +-90.86mm2. male MM area, body width, the thickness of the posterior horn midpoint, sagittal diameter and mouth length were greater than females, the difference was statistically significant (P lt;0.05, P lt;0.01, men LM area, the midpoint of the anterior horn thickness, sagittal diameter and length were greater than the population of women, the difference was statistically significant (P lt;0.05 , P lt;0.01. Conclusion: MM was half-moon or a C-shaped, outer arc long, narrow front end, after the were wide, and ends far apart. LM similar to O-shaped, short outside the arc, both ends are in close proximity, area larger. MM, LM depression are a