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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 8/2011

01-08-2011 | Knee

Relationship between thickness of the anteromedial bundle and thickness of the posterolateral bundle in the normal ACL

Authors: Michihiro Katouda, Takashi Soejima, Tomonoshin Kanazawa, Kousuke Tabuchi, Kouichi Yamaki, Kensei Nagata

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 8/2011

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Abstract

Purpose

Since the development of the anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, many studies have focused on excursion and/or tension of each graft. However, no studies to date have adequately investigated thickness of the graft in anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction. To obtain basic knowledge from which an ideal graft thickness can be inferred, thicknesses of the anteromedial bundle (AMB) and posterolateral bundle (PLB) was measured in the normal ACL.

Methods

The right knees of 50 cadavers donated for anatomy instruction were studied. Each ACL was separated into the AMB and PLB, and circumferences at the mid-substance and cross-sectional area at the femoral and tibial footprints were measured in each.

Results

Cross-sectional areas of the AMB and PLB were 36 ± 10 and 32.1 ± 10.2 mm2 at the femoral footprint, and 60.9 ± 21.8 and 52.2 ± 17.3 mm2 at the tibial footprint, respectively. Circumferences at the mid-substance were 14.3 ± 3.3 mm for the ALB and 10.8 ± 3.1 mm for the PLB. A positive correlation was seen between AMB and PLB at each of the three sites.

Conclusion

The AMB is thicker than the PLB, showing a constant correlation in the normal ACL. This suggests that the anteromedial graft must be thicker than the posterolateral graft at least in actual operations.
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Metadata
Title
Relationship between thickness of the anteromedial bundle and thickness of the posterolateral bundle in the normal ACL
Authors
Michihiro Katouda
Takashi Soejima
Tomonoshin Kanazawa
Kousuke Tabuchi
Kouichi Yamaki
Kensei Nagata
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1417-0

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