ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2021
Truncated-pyramid shape simulation for the measurement of femoral intercondylar notch volume can detect the volume difference between ACL-injured and intact subjects.
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- Does Femoral Intercondylar Notch Volume Differ in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Injured Adult Patients Compared to the Uninjured?: A Meta-Analysis.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors affecting surgical failure after revision ACL reconstruction: a cohort study.Knee surgery & related research · 2024Article
- Small Intercondylar Notch Size Is Not Associated with Poor Surgical Outcomes of Anatomical Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
- ACL Volume Measurement Using a Multi-truncated Pyramid Shape Simulation.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Intercondylar notch volume in patients with posterior cruciate ligament tears and tibial avulsion injuries: a study applying computed tomography.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Lower anatomical femoral ACL tunnel can be created in the large volume of femoral intercondylar notch.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Automatic segmentation model of intercondylar fossa based on deep learning: a novel and effective assessment method for the notch volume.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 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
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to measure the femoral intercondylar notch volume using a truncated-pyramid shape simulation and compare this volume between anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured and intact subjects.
methodsForty-seven subjects diagnosed with ACL tear by MRI (22 male and 25 female: median age 26: range 15-49), and 41 subjects in which knee MRI was performed and no ACL injury detected (20 males and 21 females: median age 27: range 16-49), were included in this study. Using three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT), the axial femoral intercondylar notch area was measured in the slice containing the most proximal (S1) and most distal (S2) level of Blumensaat's line. Femoral condyle height (h) was measured using a sagittal view of knees in 3D-CT. The truncated-pyramid shape simulation was calculated as: Volume = [Formula: see text]. Statistical analysis was performed to compare S1, S2, notch height, and notch volume between the ACL-injured and intact groups.
resultsThe measured S1, S2, and the notch height of the ACL-injured and intact groups were 201 ± 64 and 214 ± 50mm
conclusionFor clinical relevance, notch volume and most distal axial notch area parameters were significantly larger in ACL intact subjects. The truncated-pyramid shape simulation is an easy and cost-effective method to evaluate intercondylar notch volume. In knees with small femoral intercondylar notch volume, attention is needed to prevent ACL injury. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.
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