Knee morphological risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review

S Bayer, SJ Meredith, KW Wilson, T Pauyo, K Byrne… - JBJS, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction incidence has increased
substantially in the past 25 years. Recently, there has been a focus on knee morphology as …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review

CE Pfeifer, PF Beattie, RS Sacko… - International journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background With the increasing number of individuals participating in sports every year,
injury-specifically anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury-remains an inherent risk factor for …

Combined anatomic factors predicting risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury for males and females

DR Sturnick, PM Vacek, MJ DeSarno… - … American journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Knee joint geometry has been associated with risk of suffering an anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) injury; however, few studies have utilized multivariate analysis to …

Does posterior tibial slope affect graft rupture following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?

CC Lee, YS Youm, S Do Cho, SH Jung, MH Bae… - … : The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between posterior tibial
slope (PTS) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft rupture in patients who have …

Development of anatomic risk factors for ACL injuries: a comparison between ACL-injured knees and matched controls

P Pradhan, SG Kaushal, MS Kocher… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Several tibiofemoral anatomic features have been repeatedly associated with
increased anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk. Previous studies have highlighted age …

Biomechanical and neuromuscular characteristics of male athletes: implications for the development of anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programs

D Sugimoto, E Alentorn-Geli, J Mendiguchía… - Sports Medicine, 2015 - Springer
Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is likely the most effective strategy to
reduce undesired health consequences including reconstruction surgery, long-term …

The influence of tibial and femoral bone morphology on knee kinematics in the ACL injured knee

D Lansdown, CB Ma - Clinics in sports medicine, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bone morphology is one feature that contributes to knee kinematics. The geometry of the
tibia and femur vary across individuals, and these differences can influence the risk of ACL …

Association of geometric characteristics of knee anatomy (alpha angle and intercondylar notch type) with noncontact ACL injury

MS Barnum, ED Boyd, P Vacek… - … American journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The femoral intercondylar notch type and the alpha angle (the angle between
the femoral notch roof and the long axis of the femur) are easily measured in clinical …

Sex differences in anatomic features linked to anterior cruciate ligament injuries during skeletal growth and maturation

S Hosseinzadeh, AM Kiapour - The American journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Several anatomic features of the knee have been shown to affect joint and
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading and the risk of subsequent injuries. While several …

Morphometric characteristics of the knee are associated with the injury of the meniscus

P Wang, F Gao, W Sun, Z Li, X Wu, L Shi, X Xu… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Springer
Background To assess the geometrical risk factors for meniscal injuries. We hypothesized
that the narrowness of the intercondylar notch and the smaller tibial spine could increase the …