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ArticleMedical engineering & physics2019

Patellar tendon buckling in post-operative total knee arthroplasty patients is more prominent than in healthy controls.

Laura Chernak Slane, Félix Dandois, Stijn Bogaerts, Lennart Scheys, Hilde Vandenneucker

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Article in Medical engineering & physics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura Chernak SlaneKU Leuven, Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training, UZ Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1/Blok 1, Pellenberg, Leuven 3212, Belgium. Electronic address: laura.c.slane@gmail.com.
Félix DandoisKU Leuven, Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training, UZ Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1/Blok 1, Pellenberg, Leuven 3212, Belgium.
Stijn BogaertsKU Leuven, Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training, UZ Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1/Blok 1, Pellenberg, Leuven 3212, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Campus Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium.
Lennart ScheysKU Leuven, Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training, UZ Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1/Blok 1, Pellenberg, Leuven 3212, Belgium; University Hospitals Leuven, Campus Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium.
Hilde VandenneuckerUniversity Hospitals Leuven, Campus Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BE

Funding

Quantitative measurement of soft tissue knee balance after TKA using ultrasound elastographyF32AR069459 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI SLANE, LAURA A · 2016 to 2017
$74k
NIAMS NIH HHS F32 AR069459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent evidence suggests the patellar tendon undergoes buckling during normal knee flexion, which likely contributes to the functioning of the extensor mechanism. Thus, evaluating buckling in patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), where extensor mechanism dysfunction remains a common complication, may be relevant. The study goals were to identify whether post-TKA patients exhibit differences in patellar tendon buckling from healthy, similarly-aged adults and whether such buckling correlates with knee and patellar tendon health. Patellar tendon buckling was assessed during passive knee flexion using ultrasound in post-TKA patients (n = 20; 12M, 68 ± 8 years) and compared with previously reported data from healthy adults (n = 12; 12M; 70 ± 8 years). Patients exhibited significantly larger (p < 0.01) buckling magnitude and angles than healthy adults, and reduced distal buckling was linked with better Knee Society Scores (p = 0.04, R

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeMechanical PhenomenaPatellar LigamentAgedAged, 80 and overBiomechanical PhenomenaCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedBiomechanicsExtensor mechanismKnee flexionUltrasound

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PMID31221515
PMCPMC6612598
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