MRI measurement on intercondylar notch after anterior cruciate ligament rupture and its correlation

Ouyang,Xiao; Wang,Yu  Hao; Wang,Jian; Hong,Shi  Dong; Xin,Feng; Wang,Lin; Yang,Xiao  Wei; Wang,Jing  Rong; Wang,Li  Ming; Wei,Bo; Wang,Qing; Cui,Wei  Ding; Fu,Xing  Li

doi:10.3892/etm.2016.3078

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MRI measurement on intercondylar notch after anterior cruciate ligament rupture and its correlation

Authors:
- Xiao Ouyang
- Yu Hao Wang
- Jian Wang
- Shi Dong Hong
- Feng Xin
- Lin Wang
- Xiao Wei Yang
- Jing Rong Wang
- Li Ming Wang
- Bo Wei
- Qing Wang
- Wei Ding Cui
- Xing Li Fu
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Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics, Xuzhou Third Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221005, P.R. China, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, P.R. China , Hospital Administration Office, Xuzhou Third Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221005, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing First Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China, Jiangsu University Health Science Center, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, P.R. China

Copyright: © Ouyang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
Pages: 1275-1278
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Published online on: February 16, 2016

https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3078
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Abstract

The knee joint is extremely susceptible to injury, which is usually identified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the present study, MRI was applied to quantitatively detect the association between anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and anatomic morphologic changes of the intercondylar notch. Forty patients with unilateral ACL rupture who were treated between July, 2013 and October, 2014 were enrolled in the present study. The patients were divided into the observation (affected side) and control (healthy side) groups. MRI measurements were undertaken based on parameters associated with intercondylar notch of double knee joints. The results showed that intercondylar notch width (ICW) in the observation group was significantly smaller than that in the control group, and differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Differences on the intercondylar notch height and femoral condyle width [epicondylar width (EW)] between the two groups were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Notch width index (NWI) and notch shape index (NSI) in the observation group were significantly less than those in the control group and differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Differences of Lysholm and Tegner scoring between the two groups were not statistically significant (P>0.05). The differential value of ICW in the observation group was 2.6±1.3 mm and the ACL rupture time of the affected knee was 20.4±1.3 months on average. The correlation was statistically significant (P<0.05). The correlation of Lysholm scoring, Tegner scoring and intercondylar notch stenosis degree on the affected knee was not statistically significant (P>0.05). In conclusion, after ACL rupture, ICW on the affected knee had significant stenosis, NSI and NWI were significantly reduced and the stenosis degree was aggravated with the prolongation of course. By contrast, Lysholm and Tegner scoring of patients with different degrees of stenosis had no correlation.

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MRI measurement on intercondylar notch after anterior cruciate ligament rupture and its correlation

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