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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages 1107-1112Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00084-6
Keywords
pivot shift test; knee; valgus torque; robotics/universal force-moment sensor (UFS) testing system
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [AR39683] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES [R01AR039683, R56AR039683] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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The loads needed to elicit a positive pivot shift test in a knee with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture have not been quantified. The coupled anterior tibial translation (ATT), coupled internal tibial rotation (ITR), and the in situ force in the ACL in response to a valgus torque, an inherent component of the pivot shift test, were measured in 10 human cadaveric knee specimens. Using a robotic/universal force-moment sensor testing system, valgus torques ranging from 0.0 to 10.0 N m were applied in nine increments on the intact and ACL-deficient knee in flexion ranging from 0degrees to 90degrees. At 15degrees of knee flexion, the coupled ATT and ITR were significantly increased in the ACL-deficient knee when compared to the intact knee. Coupled ATT increased a maximum of 291% (6.7 mm, p < 0.05), while coupled ITR increased a maximum of 85% (5.1degrees, p < 0.05). At 30degrees, the increases in coupled ATT and ITR were significant at valgus loads of 3.3 N m and greater with a maximum increase in coupled ATT of 137% (6.3 mm, p < 0.05) and a maximum increase in coupled ITR of 38% (3.6degrees, p < 0.05). At 45degrees, coupled ATT increased significantly (maximum of 69%, 4.4 mm, p < 0.05), but only at torques greater than or equal to 6.7 N m. The in situ force in the ACL was less than 20 N for all flexion angles when a torque between 3.3 and 5.0 N m was applied. Low valgus torque elicited tibial subluxation in the ACL-deficient knee with low in situ ACL forces, similar to a positive pivot shift test. Thus, application of a valgus torque may be suitable to evaluate ACL-deficient and ACL-reconstructed knees, since subluxation can be achieved with minimal harm to the ACL graft. This work is important in understanding one load component needed for the pivot shift examination; further studies quantifying other load components are essential for better comprehension of the in vivo pivot shift examination. (C) 2003 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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