Abstract

MRI STUDY OF FEMORAL NOTCH AND PROXIMAL TIBIAL MORPHOLOGY AND THE INCIDENCE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY

Mohammed Hussein Hameed Neamah Al-Baaj*, Hameed Jaati Qasim Al-Shuwaylat and Wijdan Yousif Taher Al-Baagi

ABSTRACT

Aim: We aim to study the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury to proximal tibia bone morphology in iraqi patients. Methods and Materials: We conducted a prospective case–control study to examine the bony knee morphology of individuals who had suffered an ACL damage and compared it to a control group. Male patients between the ages of 19 and 49 years. Results: We noted that the difference in notch depth and notch angle between the two groups was not significant. There was a statistically significant higher incidence of ACL injury in patients with smaller notch widths. Both an increased medial and lateral posterior tibial slope did not demonstrate a statistically significant incidence in ACL injury. Conclusion: Notch width is a major contributing risk factor for ACL injury in patients. This is in agreement with previously published literature.

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament injury, Tibia morphology, Tibial slope, Tibial notch, Anterior cruciate ligament ACL.