TY - JOUR
T1 - Posterior Tibial Slope Increases Anterior Cruciate Ligament Stress in Bi-Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty
T2 - In Vivo Kinematic Analysis
AU - Klemt, Christian
AU - Bounajem, Georges
AU - Tirumala, Venkatsaiakhil
AU - Xiong, Liang
AU - Oganesyan, Ruben
AU - Kwon, Young Min
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - The study design involved here is experimental in nature. The resection of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been considered a potential factor leading to abnormal in vivo knee kinematics. Bi-cruciate retaining (BCR) TKA designs allow the preservation of the ACL with the potential to restore native knee kinematics. This study aimed to investigate the effect of posterior tibial slope (PTS) on stress experienced by the ACL during weight bearing sit-to-stand (STS) and single-leg deep lunge. The ACL elongation patterns were measured in 30 unilateral BCR TKA patients during weight-bearing STS and single-leg deep lunge using a validated dual fluoroscopic tracking technique. The minimum normalized stress within the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundle of the ACL during weight-bearing STS and single-leg deep lunge was found at a PTS of 3.7 degrees. The maximum AM and PL bundle stresses were observed at a PTS of 8.5 and 9.3 degrees, respectively during STS and at 8.4, and 9.1 degrees, respectively during single-leg deep lunge. There was a significant positive correlation between PTS and stress observed within the AM and PL bundle of the ACL during weight-bearing STS (R 2 = 0.37; p < 0.01; R 2 = 0.36; p = 0.01) and single-leg deep lunge (R 2 = 0.42; p < 0.01; R 2 = 0.40; p < 0.01). The study demonstrates that PTS of operated BCR TKA knees has a significant impact on the stress experienced by the preserved ACL during weight-bearing STS and single-leg deep lunge. This suggests that avoiding excessive PTS may be one of the surgical implant alignment factors to consider during surgery to minimize increased loading of the preserved ACL.
AB - The study design involved here is experimental in nature. The resection of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been considered a potential factor leading to abnormal in vivo knee kinematics. Bi-cruciate retaining (BCR) TKA designs allow the preservation of the ACL with the potential to restore native knee kinematics. This study aimed to investigate the effect of posterior tibial slope (PTS) on stress experienced by the ACL during weight bearing sit-to-stand (STS) and single-leg deep lunge. The ACL elongation patterns were measured in 30 unilateral BCR TKA patients during weight-bearing STS and single-leg deep lunge using a validated dual fluoroscopic tracking technique. The minimum normalized stress within the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundle of the ACL during weight-bearing STS and single-leg deep lunge was found at a PTS of 3.7 degrees. The maximum AM and PL bundle stresses were observed at a PTS of 8.5 and 9.3 degrees, respectively during STS and at 8.4, and 9.1 degrees, respectively during single-leg deep lunge. There was a significant positive correlation between PTS and stress observed within the AM and PL bundle of the ACL during weight-bearing STS (R 2 = 0.37; p < 0.01; R 2 = 0.36; p = 0.01) and single-leg deep lunge (R 2 = 0.42; p < 0.01; R 2 = 0.40; p < 0.01). The study demonstrates that PTS of operated BCR TKA knees has a significant impact on the stress experienced by the preserved ACL during weight-bearing STS and single-leg deep lunge. This suggests that avoiding excessive PTS may be one of the surgical implant alignment factors to consider during surgery to minimize increased loading of the preserved ACL.
KW - anterior cruciate ligament
KW - normalized stress
KW - posterior tibial slope
KW - total knee arthroplasty
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0040-1718602
DO - 10.1055/s-0040-1718602
M3 - Article
C2 - 33111270
AN - SCOPUS:85095833950
SN - 1538-8506
VL - 35
SP - 788
EP - 797
JO - Journal of Knee Surgery
JF - Journal of Knee Surgery
IS - 7
ER -