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The occurrence of ACL injury influenced by the variance in width between the tibial spine and the femoral intercondylar notch.
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- Tibial Spine Height Measured by Radiograph Is a Risk Factor for Non-Contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Males: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Comparison of the morphology of the anterior cruciate ligament and related bony structures between pigs and humans.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- The radiographic tibial spine area is correlated with the occurrence of ACL injury.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Knees with straight Blumensaat's line have small volume of femoral intercondylar notch.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Truncated-pyramid shape simulation for the measurement of femoral intercondylar notch volume can detect the volume difference between ACL-injured and intact subjects.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to reveal the influence of the variance in width between the tibial spine and the femoral intercondylar notch on the occurrence of ACL injury.
methodsThirty-nine subjects undergoing anatomical ACL reconstruction (30 female, 9 male; average age 29 ± 15.2) and 37 subjects with intact ACL (21 female, 16 male; average age 29 ± 12.5) were included in this study. In the anterior-posterior knee radiograph, tibial spine height, and the length between the top of the medial and lateral tibial spine (tibial spine width) were measured. In axial knee MRI exhibiting the longest femoral epicondylar length, intercondylar notch outlet length was measured and notch width index was calculated. Tibial spine width/notch outlet length, and tibial spine width/notch width index were compared between the ACL tear and intact groups.
resultsTibial spine width/notch outlet length of the ACL tear and intact groups was 0.6 ± 0.1 and 0.7 ± 0.1, respectively. Tibial spine width/notch width index of the ACL tear and intact groups was 0.4 ± 0.1, and 0.6 ± 0.1, respectively. Both parameters were significantly larger in the ACL intact group.
conclusionBoth tibial spine width/notch outlet length and tibial spine width/notch width index were significantly smaller in the ACL tear group when compared with the ACL intact group. The occurrence of ACL injury influenced by the variance in width between the tibial spine and the femoral intercondylar notch. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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