SynthesisClinics in orthopedic surgery2022
Does Femoral Intercondylar Notch Volume Differ in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Injured Adult Patients Compared to the Uninjured?: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Development of Mucoid Degeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Is Associated With Intermediate-Term Outcomes After High Tibial Osteotomy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- ACL Injury Etiology in Its Context: A Systems Thinking, Group Model Building Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Increased knee torsional misalignment associated with femoral torsion is related to non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury: a case-control study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and 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
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- Clinical and MRI Outcomes of Repaired Peripheral Longitudinal Tears of the Posterior Horn of the Medial Meniscus With ACL Reconstruction: Results According to Tear Size.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Radiologic findings associated with mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Outpatient-based diagnostic criteria for partial ACL injury: clinical outcomes of non-operative treatment and radiographic predictor.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundStenotic femoral intercondylar notch is considered as a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and three-dimensional notch volume is used as a marker for the injury. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the difference in notch volume between the ACL-injured and uninjured in men and women combined or stratified by sex. The secondary purpose was to assess the difference in notch volume between the ACL-intact men and women.
methodsA search of PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases from inception to December 9, 2020, was conducted without restrictions using the following terms: ACL, notch, volume, notch volume, femoral notch volume, and intercondylar notch volume. Studies that compared the ACL-injured with uninjured controls were included. Independent extraction of articles by two authors using predefined data fields including study quality indicators was done. All pooled analyses were based on the inverse-variance weighted random effects model and mean difference was chosen as the effect measure.
resultsNine studies (1,169 knees) qualified for overall analysis (both sexes combined) and significant heterogeneity was observed, which disappeared after pooling studies with age-sex matched controls and those without. Notch volume in the ACL-injured was 0.75 cm
conclusionsACL-injured adults have smaller notch volume than the age- and sex-matched controls. Non-contact ACL-injured males have smaller notch volume compared to ACL-intact males. ACL-injured females have smaller notch volume irrespective of the nature of injury. Men have higher notch volume than women. The quality of evidence is very low to low.
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