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The morphology of the femoral footprint of the anterior cruciate ligament changes with aging from a large semicircular shape to a small flat ribbon-like shape
Morales-Avalos, R. (Institut Català de Traumatologia i Medicina de l'Esport)
Perelli, Simone (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Cirurgia)
Vilchez-Cavazos, F. (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mèxic). Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González)
Castillo-Escobedo, T. (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mèxic). Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González)
Peña-Martínez, V. M. (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mèxic). Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González)
Elizondo-Omaña, R. (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León. Departamento de Anatomia Humana)
Guzmán López, Santos (Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León. Departamento de Anatomia Humana)
Padilla-Medina, J. R. (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mèxic). Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González)
Monllau, J. C. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Cirurgia)

Fecha: 2022
Resumen: Purpose: Compare the differences in the morphology of the ACL femoral footprint between the cadavers of the young and elderly in consideration of the degenerative physiological process that occurs with aging. Methods: The femoral footprint of the ACL was dissected in 81 knees of known gender and age (45 male/36 female). They were divided into four groups by age and gender, establishing 50 years as the cut-off point to divide patients by age. Three observers analyzed the femoral footprint dissections, and the shapes were described and classified. The area and morphometric characteristics of the femoral insertion of the ACL were determined and these were compared between genders and age groups. Results: The femoral footprint of the ACL from the cadavers of males younger than 50 years of age presented a semicircular morphology in 90% of the cases. In males aged more than 50 years, a ribbon-like morphology was found in 96% of the cases. In women less than 50 years old, the semicircular morphology was observed in 93. 7% of the cases. In women aged over 50 years old, the ribbon-like morphology was found in 95% of the cases. A significant difference was observed between the prevalence rates of the morphologies, area size and measurements of the younger and older groups (p < 0. 001 for both genders). Conclusions: The femoral insertion of the ACL presents variations in its morphology, area and morphometric characteristics over time. It goes from a large semicircular shape that almost contacts the posterior articular cartilage to a smaller, flattened ribbon-like shape that moves away from the edge of the articular cartilage. It is bounded anteriorly by the lateral intercondylar ridge. These findings should be considered to avoid employing reconstruction techniques in which femoral tunnels with oval or rectangular shapes are used in patients under 50 years of age because they do not correspond to the morphology of the femoral insertion of the ACL in this age group.
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Lengua: Anglès
Documento: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia: Anterior cruciate ligament ; Aging ; Area ; Attachment ; Femoral ; Footprint ; Insertion site ; Morphology ; Shape ; Variations
Publicado en: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2022 , ISSN 1433-7347

DOI: 10.1007/s00167-022-06935-2
PMID: 35318508


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