Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4221410 | Clinical Imaging | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Our purpose was to determine the relationship between tibiofemoral translation on magnetic resonance imaging and clinical instability of the knee following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Within 66 patients (43 males, 23 females, mean age 30.25 years), 15 of 19 patients (80%) with an intact ACL had a demonstrable normal screw home movement, while 24 of 47 patients (51%) with an ACL tear had absence of the screw home movement. Patients with clinical instability had greater tibial translation and excursion at the lateral compartment (P=.0001). Following ACL injury, there is demonstrable absence of the normal screw-home movement with anterior tibial translation and excursion related to presence of clinical instability.
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Authors
Alex Wing Hung Ng, James Francis Griffith, Esther Hiu Yee Hung, Kan Yip Law, Eric Po Yan Ho, Patrick Shu Hang Yung,