Description of the Motion of the Knee in a Patient with a bilateral anterior cruciate tear. Technical Note

  • Darío Santos
  • Andrea Mattiozzi 2 Hospital de Clínicas. Universidad de la República. Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Juan Del Castillo Clínica de Traumatología y Ortopedia de Adultos. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de la República. Montevideo, Uruguay
  • Franco Simini Facultades de Medicina e Ingeniería. Hospital de Clínicas. Universidad de la República. Montevideo, Uruguay.
Keywords: Knee, Functional movement, ACL, CINARTRO, Stereophotogrametry

Abstract

Tibial rotation and migration of the tibiofemoral contact point along the tibial plateau during the motor task of climbing a step of 17 cm of height differ between measurements taken in an individual with bilateral anterior cruciate ligament full injury and those of a healthy volunteer. During step negotiation the mean rotation of both lower limbs changes from 25° to 14° and the healthy volunteer 20° to 5°. The contact point migration changes from (bilateral injury) 30% to 45% and (healthy) 45% to 80%. These measurements of 3D stereophotogrammetry and videofluoroscopy (CINARTRO) allow to performance an evaluation of the dynamic function of the knee for a functional diagnosis and follow up and rehabilitation with greater accuracy and efficiency than in the absence of this objective evaluation.

Level of evidence: V

Published
2020-10-23
How to Cite
[1]
Santos, D., Mattiozzi, A., Del Castillo, J. and Simini, F. 2020. Description of the Motion of the Knee in a Patient with a bilateral anterior cruciate tear. Technical Note. Revista Artroscopia. 27, 3 (Oct. 2020).
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Reporte de Casos