Figure 5

Meniscal specimens dissected from the femoral surface (top) and tibial surface (bottom) of a medial meniscus. Fibre bundles at the lamellar layer are oriented in the radial direction parallel to the meniscal surface (1). Moving through the tissue, in the direction normal to the surfaces, the fascicle directions transition to braided organizations: sections 2-3 (top), sections 3-4 (bottom) in a direction oblique to the lamellar layer. Woven fascicle organization can be seen in both specimen; section 4 (top) and section 2 (bottom).