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Rilk S, Goodhart GC, O'Brien R, DiFelice GS. Arthroscopic Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair Restores Anterior Tibial Translation Intraoperatively at Time Zero With No Additional Effect of Suture Augmentation. Arthroscopy 2024:S0749-8063(23)00982-9. [PMID: 38266743 DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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PURPOSE To intraoperatively evaluate the ability of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) primary repair (ACLPR) to restore anterior tibial translation (ATT) at time zero and to assess the influence of additional suture augmentation (SA) on ATT. METHODS Patients with proximal ACL tears undergoing arthroscopic ACLPR with dual-suture anchor fixation were included in this time-zero clinical study. Laxity measurements were taken with a digital arthrometer to evaluate ATT stability preoperatively in the office (T0) as a standardized diagnostic tool, preoperatively under anesthesia (T1), at time zero intraoperatively after ACLPR but prior to SA fixation (T2), and after SA fixation (T3). RESULTS A total of 27 patients (mean age ± standard deviation [SD], 35.1 ± 12.0 years) with proximal ACL tears and significant preoperative (T0) ATT side-to-side differences (SSDs) (mean ± SD, 4.1 ± 1.5 mm) were evaluated. ACLPR was shown to restore ATT SSD at time zero (mean ± SD, 0.2 ± 1.1 mm) given that a significant reduction in ATT SSD (mean difference ± standard error, -4.7 ± 0.21 mm; P < .001) was achieved when comparing preoperative and intraoperative measurements after separate refixation of both ACL bundles with suture anchors. Additional SA fixation did not further decrease ATT when comparing measurements of the ipsilateral leg after ACL refixation and after SA fixation (mean difference ± SD, 0.03 ± 0.22 mm; P = .496). CONCLUSIONS ACLPR with dual-suture anchor fixation restores time-zero ATT laxity in adults with proximal ACL tears. Additional SA fixation in full knee extension does not further decrease ATT. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study provides important information about the effectiveness of ACLPR in restoring ATT. SA with the knee fixed in full knee extension does not further decrease ATT; therefore, augmentation may not lead to overconstraint of the knee or stress shielding of the repaired ACL.
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- Sebastian Rilk
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, U.S.A.; Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, U.S.A
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, U.S.A.; Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, U.S.A..
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Wada M, Miyazaki T, Yamamoto Y, Sakamoto T, Adachi T. Correlation of knee laxity with alignment and repetitive physical activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study. Knee 2023; 40:111-121. [PMID: 36423399 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2022.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malalignment, knee laxity, and repetitive physical activity are considered biomechanical risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (KOA), though the correlation among these factors is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between knee laxity and alignment, and to determine the effects of repetitive physical activity on knee laxity in patients with KOA. METHODS The study subjects were 68 patients with radiographic tibiofemoral KOA and 68 control subjects. Each participant underwent clinical evaluation, muscle strength test, radiography, and knee laxity test. Laxity was evaluated before and after repetitive stepping exercise using tri-axial accelerometer. RESULTS Mediolateral acceleration correlated (P < 0.01) with two coronal alignments (mechanical axis: hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA); and joint line convergent angle (JLCA)). Pearson correlation coefficient was small (r = 0.23-0.24) before but increased after stepping (r = 0.28-0.33). Increased mediolateral acceleration after stepping correlated with JLCA (r = 0.37, P < 0.001). There were significant differences in coronal alignments, gait speed, mediolateral acceleration, and accelerations in all directions between the control and KOA groups. Anteroposterior acceleration did not correlate with sagittal knee alignment. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified HKA/JLCA, and increased mediolateral acceleration after stepping as significant diagnostic predictors of KOA. CONCLUSIONS We found a direct relationship between knee laxity and alignment or repetitive physical activity. Repetitive stepping activity significantly increased mediolateral acceleration in KOA patients, compared with the control. Stepping increased the correlation between mediolateral acceleration and coronal alignment. In knees with large JLCA, repetitive stepping caused much larger mediolateral laxity.
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- Makoto Wada
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tan-nan Regional Medical Center, Fukui, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tan-nan Regional Medical Center, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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Passive anterior tibia translation in anterior cruciate ligament-injured, anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed and healthy knees: a systematic review. Musculoskelet Surg 2018; 103:121-130. [PMID: 30328030 PMCID: PMC6656892 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-018-0572-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Abstract Anterior tibia translation (ATT) is mainly prevented by the anterior cruciate ligament. Passive ATT tests are commonly used to diagnose an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, to select patients for an ACL reconstruction (ACLR), and as an outcome measure after an ACLR. The aim of this review was to present an overview of possible factors determining ATT. A second purpose was to give a summary of the ATT measured in the literature in healthy, ACL-injured and ACLR knees and a comparison between those groups. A literature search was conducted with PubMed. Inclusion criteria were full-text primary studies published in English between January 2006 and October 2016. Studies included reported ATT in explicit data in healthy as well as ACL-injured or ACLR knees or in ACL-injured as well as ACLR knees. Sixty-one articles met inclusion criteria. Two articles measured the ATT in healthy as well as ACL-injured knees, 51 in ACL-injured as well as in ACLR knees, three in ACLR as well as in healthy knees and three in healthy, ACL-injured and ACLR knees. A difference in ATT is found between healthy, contralateral, ACLR and ACL-injured knees and between chronic and acute ACL injury. Graft choices and intra-articular injuries are factors which could affect the ATT. The mean ATT was lowest to highest in ACLR knees using a bone–patella tendon–bone autograft, ACLR knees using a hamstring autograft, contralateral healthy knees, healthy knees, ACLR knees with an allograft and ACL-injured knees. Factors which could affect the ATT are graft choice, ACL injury or reconstruction, intra-articular injuries and whether an ACL injury is chronic or acute. Comparison of ATT between studies should be taken with caution as a high number of different measurement methods are used. To be able to compare studies, more consistency in measuring devices used should be introduced to measuring ATT. The clinical relevance is that an autograft ACLR might give better results than an allograft ACLR as knee laxity is greater when using an allograft tendon. Level of evidence III.
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van Tunen JAC, Dell'Isola A, Juhl C, Dekker J, Steultjens M, Thorlund JB, Lund H. Association of malalignment, muscular dysfunction, proprioception, laxity and abnormal joint loading with tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2018; 19:273. [PMID: 30055600 PMCID: PMC6064629 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-018-2202-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background To investigate (1) the association of specific biomechanical factors with knee osteoarthritis and knee osteoarthritis development, and (2) the impact of other relevant risk factors on this association. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus were searched up until April 2017. Studies were included if they fulfilled the following criteria: the study 1) assessed the association of a biomechanical factor with knee osteoarthritis, or knee osteoarthritis development; 2) reported on skeletal malalignment, muscular dysfunction, impaired proprioception, laxity and abnormal loading during gait; 3) was a cohort study with participants developing knee osteoarthritis and participants not developing knee osteoarthritis, or a case-control or cross-sectional study with participants with knee osteoarthritis and without knee osteoarthritis. Risk of bias was assessed with the QUIPS tool and meta-analyses were performed using random effects models. Results Of 6413 unique studies identified, 59 cross-sectional studies were eligible for meta-analyses (9825 participants, 5328 with knee osteoarthritis). No cohort studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Compared with healthy controls, patients with knee osteoarthritis have higher odds of having lower muscle strength, proprioception deficits, more medial varus-valgus laxity and less lateral varus-valgus laxity. Patients with medial knee osteoarthritis have higher odds of having a higher knee adduction moment than healthy controls. Level of evidence was graded as ‘very low’ to ‘moderate’ quality. Due to large between study differences moderation of other risk factors on biomechanical risk factors could not be evaluated. Conclusions Patients with knee osteoarthritis are more likely to display a number of biomechanical characteristics. The causal relationship between specific biomechanical factors and the development of knee osteoarthritis could not be determined as no longitudinal studies were included. There is an urgent need for high quality, longitudinal studies to evaluate the impact of specific biomechanical factors on the development of knee osteoarthritis. Trial Registration (PROSPERO ID: CRD42015025092). Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12891-018-2202-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Joyce A C van Tunen
- Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark.
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Rehabilitation, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Department of Psychiatry, EMGO Insitute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre for Evidence Based Practice, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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The purpose of this study was to systematically review and synthesize the literature measuring varus-valgus laxity in individuals with tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA). Specifically, we aimed to identify varus-valgus laxity differences between persons with OA and controls, by radiographic disease severity, by frontal plane knee alignment, and by sex. We also aimed to identify if there was a relationship between varus-valgus laxity and clinical performance and self-reported function. We systematically searched for peer-reviewed original research articles in PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL to identify all existing literature regarding knee OA and objective measurement of varus-valgus laxity in vivo. Forty articles were identified that met the inclusion criteria and data were extracted. Varus-valgus laxity was significantly greater in individuals with OA compared with controls in a majority of studies, while no study found laxity to be significantly greater in controls. Varus-valgus laxity of the knee was reported in persons with OA and varying degrees of frontal plane alignment, disease severity, clinical performance, and self-reported function but no consensus finding could be identified. Females with knee OA appear to have more varus-valgus laxity than males. Meta-analysis was not possible due to the heterogeneity of the subject populations and differences in laxity measurement devices, applied loading, and laxity definitions. Increased varus-valgus laxity is a characteristic of knee joints with OA. Large variances exist in reported varus-valgus laxity and may be due to differences in measurement devices. Prospective studies on joint laxity are needed to identify if increased varus-valgus laxity is a causative factor in OA incidence and progression.
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- Gregory M. Freisinger
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Gürer G, Bozbas GT, Tuncer T, Unubol AI, Ucar UG, Memetoglu OI. Frequency of joint hypermobility in Turkish patients with knee osteoarthritis: a cross sectional multicenter study. Int J Rheum Dis 2016; 21:1787-1792. [DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Gülcan Gürer
- Division of Rheumatology; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine; Aydin Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine; Aydin Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Akdeniz University School of Medicine; Antalya Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine; Aydin Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Akdeniz University School of Medicine; Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Akdeniz University School of Medicine; Antalya Turkey
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Miyazaki T, Uchida K, Sato M, Watanabe S, Yoshida A, Wada M, Shimada S, Kuiper JH, Baba H. Knee laxity after staircase exercise predicts radiographic disease progression in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 64:3908-16. [PMID: 22886496 DOI: 10.1002/art.34662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether increased laxity of the knee during daily physical activities such as stair climbing is associated with progression of knee joint osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS During the years 2001-2003, 136 patients with bilateral primary medial compartment knee joint OA were enrolled in this prospective study. Baseline data collected were body mass index (BMI), muscle power, radiographic joint space width, mechanical axis on standing radiography, and anteroposterior (AP) knee laxity before and after physical exercise. After 8 years of followup, 84 patients were reexamined to assess radiographic changes. Radiographic disease progression was defined as progression of >1 grade on the Kellgren/Lawrence scale. RESULTS AP knee laxity increased significantly after stair climbing. Patients with OA progression and those without progression did not differ significantly in age, sex, baseline quadriceps muscle strength, mechanical axis, joint space width, and AP knee laxity before exercise. The 2 groups of patients did, however, differ significantly in baseline BMI and change in AP knee laxity due to exercise. The risk of progression of knee OA increased 4.15-fold with each millimeter of increase in the change in AP knee laxity due to exercise and 1.24-fold with each point increase in the BMI. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that patients with OA progression have significantly greater changes in knee joint laxity during physical activities and a higher BMI than patients without OA progression. These findings suggest that larger changes in knee laxity during repetitive physical activities and a higher BMI play significant roles in the progression of knee OA.
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