Instrumented Arthrometry for Diagnosing Partial Versus Complete Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears

Nineteen patients with the clinical diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament injury were examined by KT-1000 ar thrometry before arthroscopy in an effort to differentiate partial from complete tears. To this end, the KT-1000 arthrometer was equipped with a strain gauge and pro cessor that permitted t...

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Published in:The American journal of sports medicine 1994-03, Vol.22 (2), p.294-298
Main Authors: Rijke, Arie M., Perrin, David H., Goitz, Henry T., McCue, Frank C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Biomechanical Phenomena
Female
Humans
Injuries
Knee
Knee Joint - physiopathology
Male
Medical imaging
Muscular system
Predictive Value of Tests
Range of Motion, Articular
Sports injuries
Sports medicine
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Summary:Nineteen patients with the clinical diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament injury were examined by KT-1000 ar thrometry before arthroscopy in an effort to differentiate partial from complete tears. To this end, the KT-1000 arthrometer was equipped with a strain gauge and pro cessor that permitted the required force to increase the anterior displacement by 1-mm increments, to be read on a light-emitting diode. The measured force has been plotted against anterior displacement expressed in non linear increments along the x-axis to allow for the vis coelastic nature of the ligament. The results show that stress-strain diagrams of partially torn and completely torn ligaments are similar to those obtained by graded stress radiography. Using arthroscopy as the standard of measurement, partial tears can be differentiated from complete tears with a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 100%. The figures for complete tears versus partial tears are 100% and 80%, respectively. Graded arthrom etry with x-y recording of the force-displacement rela tionship that allows for the viscoelastic qualities of liga ment further extends the capabilities of instrumented arthrometry.
ISSN:0363-5465
1552-3365
DOI:10.1177/036354659402200223