Morphometry of the patellar tendon using a simple tracing method: a gold standard for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

• 영문명: Morphometry of the patellar tendon using a simple tracing method: a gold standard for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
• 발행기관: 대한해부학회
• 저자명: Sabiha Latiff Oladiran Ibukunolu Olateju
• 간행물 정보: 『Anatomy and Cell Biology』Vol.56(2), 191~199쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.06.30

영문 초록

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is mostly damaged in sporting activities. To reconstruct the damagedACL, a patellar tendon (PT) is often the most preferred graft due to its fast healing and bone integration i.e. bone-patellartendon-bone graft. Suitability of the PT often depends on the morphometric profile of the tendon. This study reported on the harvestable surface area (SA) of the tendon using a simple tracing method. The PT of 79 adult formalin-fixed cadavers of South Africans of European Ancestry were dissected, and the margins of the PT were traced on a wax paper before the tracings were scanned. The SA, straight proximal width (SPW), curved proximal width (CPW), straight distal width (SDW), curved distal width (CDW) and length of tendon (LOT) from the digitized image of the PT was measured. In addition, the length of the lower limbs was measured to normalize the measurements. The results showed no significant side differences, and the measurements were not sexually dimorphic. A strong correlation was reported for SA vs. LOT, SPW vs. CPW and SDW vs. CDW for both sexes and sides. The presented morphological profile provides additional information on the usability of the graft and with respect to healing and recovery.

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Patellar ligament Knee injuries Autografts Tendons Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction