Affiliation:
1. Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Institute of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
Abstract
Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are commonly combined with meniscal tears. This study was performed to analyze the kinematics and kinetics of knees with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency with or without a combined medial or/and lateral meniscal injury during level walking. In all, 29 patients with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and 15 healthy male volunteers were recruited. Among these patients, 12 had isolated unilateral anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACLD group), 5 had combined anterior cruciate ligament and lateral meniscal injuries (ACLDL group), 5 had combined anterior cruciate ligament and medial meniscal injuries (ACLDM group), and 7 had combined anterior cruciate ligament and medial/lateral meniscal injuries (ACLDML group). A subject-specific musculoskeletal multibody dynamics model was utilized to estimate the tibiofemoral joint kinematic and kinetic behaviors based on the experimental data measured by using an optical tracking system. Regardless of the presence or absence of meniscal injury, the knees with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency exhibited significantly less extension than the control knees at the terminal stance (range of extension: ACLD, 4.84° ± 4.31°; ACLDL, 6.65° ± 5.73°; ACLDM, 5.21° ± 4.77°; ACLDML, 6.91° ± 4.30°; control, 12.35° ± 5.52°; P < 0.05). A lower extension moment and adduction moment in all anterior cruciate ligament deficiency affected knees were detected during the terminal stance when compared with control knees ( P < 0.05). The ACLDML group showed significantly lower proximal-distal compressive forces and anterior-posterior shear forces (approximately 0.5–1.5 body weight; P < 0.05) compared to the other 4 groups, while the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral shear forces tended to increase in the ACLD, ACLDL, and ACLDM groups at the mid to terminal stance. Significant lower adduction-abduction and internal-external moment peaks were observed in ACLDML groups, but not in the ACLD, ACLDL and ACLDM groups. These results indicate that the combination of an anterior cruciate ligament injury and meniscal injury could alter the kinematics and kinetics of anterior cruciate ligament deficiency affected knees depending on the presence and type of the meniscal tear.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,General Medicine
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