REVIEW article
Front. Med.
Sec. Translational Medicine
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1661943
This article is part of the Research TopicEnhancing Sports Injury Management through Medical-Engineering InnovationsView all 20 articles
A Review of Finite element modeling and surgical simulation of meniscal tear in knee joint: Progress and challenges
Provisionally accepted
Chengyue Yu1*
Xiaoyuan Duan1Yu Gou1Kexin Liu2Wenjun Zhao1Xiaokang Gao3,4Lupeng Wang4
Jinwei Liu1Jiahe Xu1Jiashi Zeng4Desheng Chen1Guosheng Xing1*
Weiguo Xu1*- 1Tianjin University Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China
- 2Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China
- 3North China Medical Health Group Fengfeng General Hospital, Hebei, China
- 4Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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As one of the essential tissues of the knee joint, the meniscus plays a crucial role in load transmission, shock absorption and joint stability. Meniscal tears caused by degenerative diseases and traumatic injuries are prevalent. Meniscal repair or meniscectomy is considered the first choice for treatment. Because the knee joint cannot be conducted in vivo, and the reproducibility of in vitro experiments is poor, finite element analysis has become an important tool for evaluating clinical surgical techniques. This review summarizes the latest research progress on meniscal tears and corresponding surgical techniques from the perspective of numerical calculation and clinical analysis for the first time. The study found that establishing an accurate finite element model requires consideration of multiple factors and rigorous clinical validation. The purpose of this review is to provide researchers with more reasonable finite element models, evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of meniscal tears and related surgical techniques, and provide more systematic research for clinical practice to improve surgical techniques further. This presents new research opportunities for the precise diagnosis and treatment of knee joint diseases.
Keywords: Knee joint modeling, Finite Element Analysis, Meniscal tears, meniscectomy and repair, Clinical analysis
Received: 08 Jul 2025; Accepted: 02 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yu, Duan, Gou, Liu, Zhao, Gao, Wang, Liu, Xu, Zeng, Chen, Xing and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Chengyue Yu, Tianjin University Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China
Guosheng Xing, Tianjin University Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China
Weiguo Xu, Tianjin University Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China
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