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KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 737-742Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1866-5
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Pivot shift; Rotatory laxity; ACL; Secondary stabilizers
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The pivot shift is the most specific clinical test to assess pathological knee joint rotatory laxity following ACL injury. This article attempts to describe the anatomic structures responsible for creating a high-grade pivot shift and their potential role in customizing ACL reconstruction. A review of the literature demonstrates that disruption of the secondary stabilizers of anterior translation of the lateral compartment including the lateral meniscus, anterolateral capsule, and IT band contributes to a high-grade pivot shift in the ACL-deficient knee. The morphology of the lateral tibial plateau, including increased posteroinferior tibial slope and small size, can also contribute to high-grade pivot shift. Factors that may decrease the grade of the pivot shift include medial compartment injury, MCL injury, patient guarding, and osteoarthritis. In conclusion, a high-grade pivot shift in the ACL-deficient knee is often associated with incompetence of the lateral soft tissue envelope. Rotatory laxity as assessed by the pivot shift may also be falsely underestimated by concomitant injuries.
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