Knee morphological risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review

S Bayer, SJ Meredith, KW Wilson, T Pauyo, K Byrne… - JBJS, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction incidence has increased
substantially in the past 25 years. Recently, there has been a focus on knee morphology as …

Anterior cruciate ligament femoral footprint anatomy: systematic review of the 21st century literature

JW Piefer, TR Pflugner, MD Hwang… - Arthroscopy: The Journal …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to systematically review current arthroscopic and
related literature and to characterize the anatomic centrum of the anterior cruciate ligament …

Introducing the lateral femoral condyle index as a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament injury

S Hodel, M Kabelitz, T Tondelli… - … American journal of …, 2019‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The asymmetry of the medial and lateral knee compartments contributes
significantly to femorotibial biomechanics and pivoting, and it is reported to be a relevant risk …

Distal femur morphology affects rotatory knee instability in patients with anterior cruciate ligament ruptures

TR Pfeiffer, JM Burnham, AC Kanakamedala… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019‏ - Springer
Purpose Distal femur morphology has been shown to influence knee joint kinematics and
may affect rotatory knee laxity. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship …

Gender differences in knee morphology and the prospects for implant design in total knee replacement

M Asseln, C Hänisch, F Schick, K Radermacher - The Knee, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Background Morphological differences between female and male knees have been reported
in the literature, which led to the development of so-called gender-specific implants …

[HTML][HTML] Narrow notch width is a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament injury in the pediatric population: a multicenter study

JL Yellin, RL Parisien, NS Talathi, AS Farooqi… - … , Sports Medicine, and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Purpose The purposes of this study were to evaluate the notch width index (NWI) as a risk
factor for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture in the pediatric and adolescent patient …

Increased lateral femoral condyle ratio measured by MRI is associated with higher risk of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury

M He, J Li - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Studies have shown a significant association between the radiographically
measured lateral femoral condyle ratio (LFCR) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury …

An association of lateral knee sagittal anatomic factors with non-contact ACL injury: sex or geometry?

CJ Wahl, RW Westermann, GY Blaisdell, AM Cizik - JBJS, 2012‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Lateral tibiofemoral articular geometry may play a role in the development of
non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. We hypothesized that athletes who …

Anterior cruciate ligament femoral footprint is oblong-ovate, triangular, or two-tears shaped in healthy young adults: three-dimensional MRI analysis

J Lin, S Zhang, E **n, M Liang, L Yang… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023‏ - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the morphology of the anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) femoral footprint with three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3D MRI) in …

Individual and combined anatomic risk factors for the development of an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in men: a multiple factor analysis case-control study

A Misir, G Sayer, E Uzun, B Guney… - The American Journal …, 2022‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Background: No comparative studies have evaluated anatomic risk factors in a large cohort
including both patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures and healthy …