Clinical diagnosis and instrumented measurement of anterior knee laxity. A comparative study of the Lachman test, KT 1000 knee ligament arthrometer and the sonographic Lachman test

1998 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. König ◽  
J. Rütt ◽  
D. Kumm ◽  
E. Breidenbach
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Knee Laxity ◽  
Knee Ligament ◽  
Lachman Test ◽  
Anterior Knee Laxity ◽  
Kt 1000 ◽  
Anterior Knee

Effect of Tibial Tunnel Placement Using the Lateral Meniscus as a Landmark on Clinical Outcomes of Anatomic Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

2021 ◽  
pp. 036354652199967
Author(s):  
Kadir Büyükdoğan ◽  
Michael S. Laidlaw ◽  
Michael A. Fox ◽  
Michelle E. Kew ◽  
Mark D. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Tibial Plateau ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Tibial Tunnel ◽  
Lateral Meniscus ◽  
Knee Laxity ◽  
Pivot Shift Test ◽  
Anterior Knee Laxity ◽  
Posterior Group ◽  
Kt 1000 ◽  
Anterior Knee

Background: It remains unclear if use of the lateral meniscus anterior horn (LMAH) as a landmark will produce consistent tunnel positions in the anteroposterior (AP) distance across the tibial plateau. Purpose: To evaluate the AP location of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction tibial tunnels utilizing the LMAH as an intra-articular landmark and to examine how tunnel placement affects knee stability and clinical outcomes. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of 98 patients who underwent primary ACL reconstruction with quadrupled hamstring tendon autografts between March 2013 and June 2017. Patients with unilateral ACL injuries and a minimum follow-up of 2 years were included in the study. All guide pins for the tibial tunnel were placed using the posterior border of the LMAH as an intra-articular landmark. Guide pins were evaluated with the Bernard-Hertel grid in the femur and the Stäubli-Rauschning method in the tibia. Patients were divided by the radiographic location of the articular entry point of the guide pin with relation to the anterior 40% of the tibial plateau. Outcomes were evaluated by the Marx Activity Scale and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) form. Anterior knee laxity was evaluated using a KT-1000 arthrometer and graded with the objective portion of the IKDC form. Rotational stability was evaluated using the pivot-shift test. Results: A total of 60 patients were available for follow-up at a mean 28.6 months. The overall percentage of AP placement of the tibial tunnel was 39.3% ± 3.8% (mean ± SD; range, 31%-47%). Side-to-side difference of anterior knee laxity was significantly lower in the anterior group than the posterior group (1.2 ± 1.1 mm vs 2.5 ± 1.3 mm; P < .001; r = 0.51). The percentage of AP placement of the tibial tunnel demonstrated a positive medium correlation with side-to-side difference of anterior knee laxity as measured by a KT-1000 arthrometer ( r = 0.430; P < .001). The anterior group reported significantly better distribution of IKDC grading as compared with the posterior group (26 grade A and 6 grade B vs 15 grade A and 13 grade B; P = .043; V = 0.297). The pivot-shift test results and outcome scores showed no significant differences between the groups. Conclusion: Using the posterior border of the LMAH as an intraoperative landmark yields a wide range of tibial tunnel locations along the tibial plateau, with anterior placement of the tibial tunnel leading toward improved anterior knee stability.

Assessing Laxity Characteristics of Hyperextension Knee in Healthy Young Females Using a Knee Ligament Arthrometer

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Chen Lin ◽  
Weng-Hang Lai ◽  
Chia-Ming Chang ◽  
Horng-Chaung Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Laxity ◽  
Acl Injury ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Knee Ligament ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Anterior Knee Laxity ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Anterior Knee

Female athletes are more likely to sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than male athletes. Previous study has showed that female individuals had larger anterior knee laxity than their male counterparts [1]. Researchers have also reported that knee laxity and hyperextension knee were a possible factor contributing to ACL injury [2]. Loudon showed that a person with hyperextension knee, either healthy or ACL-injured, had poorer proprioceptive control. Even more, ACL-injured subjects with hyperextension knee demonstrated a declined function of proprioception feedback loop and the ability to initiate protective reflexes [3].

scholarly journals Moderately Increased Post-Operative Anterior Knee Laxity does not Predict Decreases in Patient-Reported Outcome Scores or Subsequent Knee Surgery between 2 and 6 Years after ACL reconstruction

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7_suppl6) ◽  
pp. 2325967120S0049
Author(s):  
◽  
Robert Magnussen
Keyword(s):  
Acl Reconstruction ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Knee Laxity ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Knee Surgery ◽  
Anterior Knee Laxity ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Anterior Laxity ◽  
Kt 1000 ◽  
Anterior Knee

Objectives: A primary goal of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is to reduce pathologically increased anterior and rotational laxity of the knee. The impact of residual anterior laxity on patient-reported outcomes and the risk of subsequent ipsilateral knee surgery has not been clearly elucidated. The goal of this study is to determine the influence of residual anterior knee laxity on changes in patient-reported outcomes from 2 to 6 years following ACL reconstruction and risk of subsequent ipsilateral knee surgery during that period. Methods: From a prospective multi-center cohort of patients, 429 patients under age 35 years injured in sports with no history of concomitant ligament surgery, revision ACL surgery, or surgery of the contralateral knee were identified at a minimum 2 years following primary ACL reconstruction. These patients underwent a KT-1000 assessment of anterior knee laxity examination relative to the contralateral normal knee by an independent examiner and completed patient-reported outcome assessments with KOOS and IKDC scores. Patients were followed until the 6-year mark following ACL reconstruction and any ipsilateral knee surgeries performed during this period were noted. Patients completed the same patient-reported outcome assessments at 6 years post-operative. Subsequent surgery risk was calculated and compared between those patients with side-to-side KT-1000 differences between -1 and 2 mm and those with a side-to-side KT-1000 differences between 2 and 6mm. Multiple linear regression models were built to determine the relationship between KT-1000 and 2 to 6 year change in patient-reported outcome score while controlling for age, sex, BMI, smoking status, meniscus and cartilage status, and graft type. Results: Thee hundred seventy-seven patients (87.9%) were available for follow-up at the six year mark post-operative. There were 36 patients with a side to side KT-1000 difference less than -1 mm (tighter than contralateral) that were excluded from the analysis. Side-to-side KT-1000 difference was between -1 and 2 mm (IKDC A) in 153 patients, between 2 and 6 mm (IKDC B) in 162 patients, and greater than 6 mm in 26 patients. Subsequent knee surgery was performed significantly more patients in the IKDC A group (23 of 153 patients, 15%) than in the IKDC B group (13 of 162 patients, 8%) (p = 0.05). Increased side-to-side KT-1000 differences at 2-year post-operative were correlated with decreases in subjective IKDC score (β = -0.67, p = 0.038) and KOOS-sport subscale (β = -0.90, p = 0.029) but not with other KOOS subscales. A 5mm increase in anterior laxity at 2 years would predict a 3.4 point decrease in IKDC subjective score and a 4.5 point decrease in the KOOS sport subscale at 6 years post-operative. Conclusion: Three presence of 2 to 6 mm of residual side-to-side KT-1000 difference is not associated with an increased risk of subsequent ipsilateral knee surgery or clinically relevant decrease in patient-reported outcome score up to 6 years following ACL reconstruction.

scholarly journals Higher frequency of osteoarthritis in patients with ACL graft rupture than in those with intact ACL grafts 30 years after reconstruction

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2139-2146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Söderman ◽  
Marie-Louise Wretling ◽  
Mari Hänni ◽  
Christina Mikkelsen ◽  
Robert J. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acl Reconstruction ◽  
Pivot Shift ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Laxity ◽  
Pivot Shift Test ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Acl Graft ◽  
Anterior Knee Laxity ◽  
Kt 1000 ◽  
Anterior Knee

Abstract Purpose The aim was to assess the results of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction regarding graft failure, knee laxity, and osteoarthritis (OA) from a longterm perspective. It was hypothesized that intact ACL graft reduces the risk for increased OA development. Methods The cohort comprised 60 patients with a median follow-up 31 (range 28–33) years after ACL reconstruction. They were evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging, radiography, KT-1000 arthrometer and the pivot shift test. Results Out of the 60 patients, 30 (50%) showed an intact ACL graft and 30 (50%) a ruptured or absent ACL graft. Patients with ruptured ACL grafts had more medial tibiofemoral compartment OA than those with an intact ACL graft (p = 0.0003). OA was asymmetric in patients with ruptured ACL grafts with more OA in the medial than in the lateral tibiofemoral compartment (p = 0.013) and the patellofemoral compartment (p = 0.002). The distribution of OA between compartments was similar in patients with an intact ACL graft. KT-1000 values of anterior knee laxity were higher in patients with ruptured compared to those with intact ACL grafts (p = 0.012). Side-to-side comparisons of anterior knee laxity showed higher KT-1000 values in patients with ruptured ACL graft (p = 0.0003) and similar results in those with intact graft (p = 0.09). The pivot shift grade was higher in the group with a ruptured ACL graft (p < 0.0001). Conclusions Median 31 (range 28–33) years after ACL reconstruction, 50% of the patients showed an intact ACL graft and no side-to-side difference regarding anterior knee laxity. Patients with ruptured ACL grafts had more OA of the medial tibiofemoral compartment than those with intact ACL grafts. Level of evidence Retrospective cohort study, Level III.

Objective evaluation of anterior knee laxity; comparison of the KT-1000 and GNRB® arthrometers

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 2233-2238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Collette ◽  
Julie Courville ◽  
Marc Forton ◽  
Bertrand Gagnière
Keyword(s):  
Knee Laxity ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Anterior Knee Laxity ◽  
Kt 1000 ◽  
Anterior Knee

scholarly journals Clinical Tests Can Be Used to Screen for Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Younger Patients Who Return to Sport

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 232596711986300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate E. Webster ◽  
Julian A. Feller
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Return To Sport ◽  
Knee Laxity ◽  
Acl Injury ◽  
Anterior Knee Laxity ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Clinical Measures ◽  
Anterior Knee

Background: Younger athletes have high rates of second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Return-to-sport criteria have been proposed to enable athletes to make a safe return, but they frequently lack validation. It is unclear whether commonly recorded clinical measures can help to identify high-risk athletes. Purpose: To explore the association between commonly recorded clinical outcome measures and second ACL injury in a young, active patient group. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: Included in this study were 329 athletes (200 males, 129 females) younger than 20 years at the time of first primary ACL reconstruction surgery who had subsequently returned to sport participation. Clinical examination included range of knee motion (passive flexion and extension deficits), instrumented anterior knee laxity, and single- and triple-crossover hop for distance. Patients also completed the subjective International Knee Documentation Committee form. All measures were collected prospectively at a 12-month postoperative clinical review. Patients were evaluated for a minimum 3 years to determine the incidence of subsequent ACL injury. Results: A total of 95 patients (29%) sustained a second ACL injury following clinical assessment and return to sport. There were 50 graft ruptures and 45 contralateral ACL injuries. Patients with a flexion deficit of 5° had over 2 times the odds of sustaining a graft rupture (odds ratio, 2.3; P < .05), and patients with a side-to-side difference in anterior knee laxity of 3 mm or greater had over 2 times the odds of sustaining a contralateral ACL injury (odds ratio, 2.4; P < .05). Overall, 29% (94 of 329) of patients met the threshold for satisfactory function on all 6 clinical measures; these patients had a 33% reduction in the risk of sustaining a second ACL injury ( P = .05) as compared with those who did not meet all clinical thresholds. Conclusion: Clinical measures of knee flexion and stability may have utility to screen for and identify patients who are at greater risk for a second ACL injury in an already high-risk group (ie, age and activity level).

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