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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2014

A Preliminary In Vivo Assessment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee Kinematics With the KneeM Device: A New Method to Assess Rotatory Laxity Using Open MRI.

Nicolas Tardy, Philippe Marchand, Pascal Kouyoumdjian, Dominique Blin, Christophe Demattei, Gérard Asencio

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Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Global rotation has high sensitivity in ACL lesions within stress MRI.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017
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  4. Basic biomechanic principles of knee instability.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2016
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicolas TardyOrthopaedic Department, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
Philippe MarchandOrthopaedic Department, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
Pascal KouyoumdjianOrthopaedic Department, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
Dominique BlinDepartment of Radiology, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
Christophe DematteiDepartment of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health and Medical Information, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
Gérard AsencioOrthopaedic Department, CHU de Nîmes, Nîmes, France.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes · FR

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Abstract

backgroundMethods of objectively measuring rotational knee laxity are either experimental or difficult to use in daily practice. A new method has been developed to quantitatively assess rotatory laxity using an open MRI system and new tool, the KneeM device. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: To perform a preliminary evaluation of a novel knee rotation measurement device to assess knee kinematics during flexion in an MRI field, in both anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient and healthy contralateral knees. The hypothesis was that the KneeM device would allow in vivo reproduction and analysis of knee kinematics during flexion in healthy and ACL-deficient knees. STUDY

designControlled laboratory study.

methodsTen subjects (7 men and 3 women; mean age ± standard deviation, 32.3 ± 9.4 years) with ACL-deficient knees and contralateral uninjured knees participated in the study. An open MRI was performed with the KneeM device at a mean 4.9 months (range, 3.0-7 months) after ACL injury. The device exerted on the knee an anterior drawer force of 100 N, with an internal rotation of 20°, through the range of flexion (0°, 20°, 40°, and 60°). Both ACL-deficient and healthy contralateral knees were analyzed using the Iwaki method.

resultsThere was no statistical difference of anterior translation in the medial compartment between intact and ACL-deficient knees at all degrees of flexion. However, significant differences in the anterior translation of the lateral compartment were observed between ACL-deficient and intact contralateral knees at 0° and 20° of flexion (P = .005 and P = .002, respectively). Between 20° and 40°, the lateral plateau of ACL-deficient knees translated 7.7 mm posteriorly, whereas the medial compartment remained stable, reflecting a sudden external rotation of the lateral plateau under the femoral condyle.

conclusionThis preliminary study suggests that measurement of tibiofemoral movements in both compartments during flexion using the KneeM device was useful for quantifying rotatory laxity in ACL-deficient knees. Moreover, this device seemed to allow a "mechanized pivot shift" and allowed reproduction of the "pivot" phase in the MRI field between 20° and 40° of flexion. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This device could be used for diagnostic purposes or to investigate the outcomes of ACL reconstructions.

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kneeMRI-compatible deviceopen MRIpivot shiftrotatory laxity

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PMID26535309
PMCPMC4555568
OpenAlexW1985721738

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