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ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2019

Relationship between Femoral Intercondylar Notch Narrowing in Radiography and Anatomical and Histopathologic Integrity of Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgery.

Hosseinali Hadi, Ali Rahbari, Mahmood Jabalameli, Abolfazl Bagherifard, Ahmadreza Behrouzi, Fatemeh Safi, Zahra Rezaei, Gholamreza Azarnia Samarin, Amir Azimi

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Hosseinali HadiOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Ali RahbariOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Mahmood JabalameliOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Abolfazl BagherifardOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Ahmadreza BehrouziOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Fatemeh SafiOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Zahra RezaeiOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Gholamreza Azarnia SamarinOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Amir AzimiOrthopedic Department, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Arak University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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backgroundThe presence of cruciate ligaments is very important for normal knee kinematics. Knee arthroplasty prostheses, in which these ligaments are maintained, have better kinematics. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between femoral intercondylar notch (FIN) narrowing in radiography and clinical and histopathologic integrity of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery.

methodsFIN index was measured in tunnel view radiography of the knees of 102 candidates of knee replacement surgery. The anatomical status of ACL was also examined during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). ACL was removed and sent for histopathologic examination to assess its degeneration rate. The association between the FIN index and the clinical and histopathological health of ACL was investigated.

resultsAmong 102 patients with mean age of 69.73 ± 7.81 years , 39 patients (38.32%) had no or torn ACL, 31 patients (30.39%) had weak ACL, and 32 (31.37%) had normal ACL. There was a significant association between age and clinical status of ACL during surgery (

conclusionThere was a significant difference between the age and FIN narrowing (less than 0.252) as well as ACL clinical status during surgery. FIN narrowing had no significant effect on the severity of ACL degeneration and there was no significant difference in the severity of degenerative histopathologic changes between healthy and attenuated ACLs. This indicates that if ACL exists, although apparently attenuated, it has the histologic characteristic of a healthy ligament.

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emoral intercondylar notchnee arthroplastynterior cruciate ligament

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