• Title/Summary/Keyword: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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Analysis of Isometric Position of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament During the Knee Flexion-Extension (무릎 굴신 운동과 전십자 인대의 등장위치 해석)

  • Park J.H.;Son K.;Moon B.Y.;Suh J.T.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1933-1936
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    • 2005
  • The isometric area of the anterior cruciate ligament was calculated during knee flexion-extension. Flexion-extension motion data of the joint were obtained using Fastrak and a three-dimensional motion measurement system. A total of five subjects were seated on a flat table and the tibia sensor position was measured with the femur fixed on the table. A three-dimensional knee model was constructed using a graphic tool to simulate the knee motion. Twenty seven positions of the tibia region and forty two positions of the femur region were selected and the distances between the determined tibial and femoral points were calculated. Highly isometric areas were found and displayed as three dimensional aspects.

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Bilateral Differences of Knee Kinematics and Kinetics in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructed Females during Landing and Cutting

  • Chang, Eun Wook
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2018
  • Objective: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) has been considered the primary treatment for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured patient. However, there is little biomechanical evidence regarding bilateral knee joint biomechanics during landing and cutting task after ACLR. Method: Eighteen females with ACLR participated in this investigation. Double leg jump landing (DLJL) and single leg jump cut (SLJC) biomechanics were assessed. Results: During DLJL, the healthy knee showed greater knee valgus angle at initial contact ($^{\circ}$) compared to the injured knee (Injured: $2.93{\pm}2.59$, Healthy: $4.20{\pm}2.46$, t=2.957, p=0.009). There was a significant difference in anterior tibial shear force ($N{\times}N^{-1}$) with greater in the injured knee (Injured: $1.41{\pm}0.39$, Healthy: $1.30{\pm}0.35$, t=2.201, p=0.042). During SLJC, injured knee showed greater knee extension moment ($N^*m{\times}[N^*m]^{-1}$) compared to healthy knee (Injured: $0.51{\pm}0.19$, Healthy: $0.47{\pm}0.17$, t=2.761, p=0.013). However, there was no significant differences between the knees in the other variables. Conclusion: ACLRfemales exhibited a greater knee valgus angle at initial contact and lesser anterior tibial shear force on the healthy knee during double leg jump landing. In addition, ACLR females showed a greater knee extension moment on the injured knee during single leg jump cut.

Complications of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (전방십자인대 재건술의 합병증)

  • Song Eun-Kyoo;Kim Jong-Seok
    • Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.15-19
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    • 2003
  • Although the number of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is increasing, complications after primary ACL reconstruction are more difficult to determine. Intraoperative and postoperative complications can lead to ultimate failure of a primary reconstructive procedure. Therefore, surgical success in ACL reconstruction requires detailed knowledge and technical advancements about ACL reconstruction. Preoperatively surgeon must pay attention to selection of grafts and methods of fixation, and intraoperatively, attention to the harvest of graft, passage of graft, intraarticuar placement of the graft, notchplasty, proper tensioning of the graft, and others. Postoperative complications must be detected early, including infection, abnormal healing responses, arthrofibrosis, graft rejection, and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Careful patient selection, appropriate surgical timing, careful surgical technique, and supervised preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation can minimize postoperative complications.

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Slippage Behavior Due to the Calcaneus Fixation and Achilles Tendon Soft Tissue in Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction (PCL 재건술용 아킬레스 이식건의 종골편 고정법과 연부조직 고정법에 따른 활주거동)

  • Kim, Cheol-Woong;Lee, Ho-Sang;Bae, Ji-Hoon;Wang, Joon-Ho;Park, Jong-Woong;Oh, Dong-Joon
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.1527-1532
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    • 2008
  • 45% of the sports accidents is the knee damage and the representative case is the damage of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and the Posterior Cruciate Ligament(PCL). Although the past different views of ACL reconstruction comes to an agreement, the disputes of PCL is remained yet. The most important engineering approach for these various surgery techniques is accurately to understand and to evaluate the fatigue behavior depending on the stress flow and the stress distribution under the allotted load and the cyclic load, which are caused by the graft fixing device, the proximal tibia of the PCL reconstructing structure. Therefore, this study is the basic research of these above facts. The current transtibial tunnel surgery using the cadaveric Achilles tendon grafts is chosen for the various PCL reconstruction. The relationships between the slippage, the extension ratio, and the slippage ratio by the heel bone fixing method and the soft tissue fixing method of the Achilles tendon were also defined. This research will be the essential data to help the resonable operating techniques for the next PCL reconstruction.

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Treatment Principles of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (전방십자인대 손상의 치료 원칙)

  • Ha, Kwon-Ick
    • Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.36-40
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    • 1997
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) plays an important biomechanical role for the stability of knee joint. ACL injury often leads to injuries of articular cartilage, menisci, or other supporting structures, and subsequent development of degenerative arthritis. Controversies still exist in the best treatment modalities of ACL injuries. hut the author considers it most important to make the appropriate patient selection for operative reconstruction or nonoperative treatment. and describes the treatment principles of ACL injury, including diagnosis, patient selection and the treatment modalities for successful treatment of ACL injury.

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Two-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Single Femoral Tunnel and Tibialis Anterior Tendon Allograft (단일 대퇴 터널과 전경골 동종건을 이용한 이중 다발 전방십자인대 재건술)

  • Kim, Yeung-Jin;Chae, Soo-Uk;Yang, Jung-Hwan;Lee, Ji-Wan;Shim, Sung-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.107-113
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: To evaluate the outcome of the two-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with single femoral tunnel and tibialis anterior tendon allograft and to determine any functional advantages. Materials and Methods: From June 2006 to March 2008, we performed single femoral tunnel and two-bundle ACL reconstruction with tibialis anterior tendon allograft in 26 cases. Mean age was 35.5 years. 20 cases were male and 6 cases were female. Average follow-up period was 2 years and 5 months, range from 1 year to 3 years and 5 months. Subjective and objective parameters were utilized in analyses, such as the mean range of motion, Lysholm knee score, Tegner activity score, Lachman test and IKDC score. Results: Postoperative mean Lysholm knee score, IKDC Evaluation Form, Tegner activity scale, Pivot shift test, and anterior displacement by the Telos stress test demonstrated statistically significant differences compared to the preoperative. Conclusion: Two-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with single femoral tunnel showed good clinical results and was good operative technique.

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Comparison of the Muscle Contractile Properties on Lower Extremity Between Non-injury and Injury in Subjects with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (전방십자인대 재건술 환자에 대한 비손상측과 손상측 간의 하지 근수축 특성 비교)

  • Kim, Han-il;Seo, Young-joon;Kim, Young-myoung
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2018
  • Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the comparison of the muscle contractile properties on lower extremity between non-injury and injury in subjects with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods: Twenty-four subjects on the post-operative ACLR participated in this study. Measurement method were using tensiomygraphy to analyze the displacement maximum(Dm) and contraction time(Tc) on the both quadriceps. Results: Compared difference of the Dm between non-injury and injury, the rectus femoris (RF) and vastus lateralis (VL) increased significantly (p<.01). However, vastus medialis (VM) no significantly difference between non-injury and injury. Compared difference of the Tc between non-injury and injury, the RF increased significantly (p<.01) but VL and VM no significantly difference between non-injury and injury. Conclusions: These findings suggest that occurred muscle atrophy of the RF and VL and change properties of muscle fibers on the RF from fast muscle fibers to slow muscle fibers on the injury side of post-operative ACLR. Therefore, when apply to rehabilitation of lower extremity for post-operative ACLR, we should consider the enhance of RF and VL on injury side.

Assessment of the Global Rating of Knee Function in Patients Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

  • Ross, Michael D;Prall, Joshua
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2022
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the global rating of knee function as a measure of participation restrictions experienced during activities of daily living and sports by patients with a history of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Forty-three subjects (33 males, 10 females, age=20.3 ± 1.3 years), at a mean of 31.2 ± 14.4 months following ACLR, participated in this study. During testing, subjects were first asked to provide a global rating of function by assessing their level of knee function on a 0 to 100 scale, with 0 points representing complete loss of function due to their knee injury and 100 points representing their level of function prior to their knee injury. After providing a global rating of function, subjects completed the Knee Outcome Survey (KOS) Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADLS) and Sports Activity Scale (SAS), which served as the measure of participation restrictions in this study. Results: Pearson product correlations revealed moderate relationships between the global rating of function and the ADLS (r=0.66, p<0.0001) and SAS (r=0.69, p<0.0001). Conclusions: The global rating of knee function provides a valid measure of participation restrictions experienced during activities of daily living and sports by patients with a history of ACLR.