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ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2024

Do the Clinical and Radiological Features of Knees with Mucoid Degeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Differ According to Knee Osteoarthritis Status?

Joong Il Kim, Jong-Keun Kim, Min Wook Kang, Hyuk-Soo Han

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Joong Il KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1154-3652
Jong-Keun KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Heung-K Hospital, Siheung, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-8732
Min Wook KangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-0744
Hyuk-Soo HanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1229-8863

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Background: The etiology and pathology of mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (MD-ACL) remain poorly understood. MD-ACL may be associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) or a mechanism other than OA. This study evaluated the radiological differences between knees with MD-ACL and those with a normal ACL and compared the clinical and radiological features of knees with MD-ACL according to the knee OA status. Methods: This retrospective study compared the radiological features of the intercondylar notch width index (NWI) and posterior tibial slope (PTS) of 67 MD-ACL patients (MD group) and 67 age-, sex-, and OA grade-matched patients with a normal ACL (control group). During the subgroup analysis, MD-ACL patients were divided into the non-OA subgroup (n = 41) and OA subgroup (n = 26). The pain location and characteristics of the knee, PTS, and NWI were compared between these subgroups. Results: Compared to the control group, the MD group had a lower NWI (0.26 ± 0.03 vs. 0.28 ± 0.01, Conclusions: Patients with MD-ACL had a lower NWI and a larger PTS than patients with a normal ACL. Furthermore, the clinical and radiological features of MD-ACL differed according to the knee OA status. A narrow intercondylar notch may be more closely associated with the development of MD-ACL without OA.

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Anterior Cruciate LigamentOsteoarthritis, KneeRadiographyAdultAgedFemaleHumansKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAnterior cruciate ligamentMucoid degenerationNotch width indexOsteoarthritisPosterior tibial slope

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