A G Culvenor1, L Perraton2, A Guermazi3, A L Bryant4, T S Whitehead5, H G Morris6, K M Crossley7. 1. Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Anatomy Salzburg & Nuremberg, Salzburg, Austria; La Trobe University, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Bundoora, Australia; Australian Hip and Knee Institute, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: adam.culvenor@pmu.ac.at. 2. The University of Melbourne, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Australia. Electronic address: lperraton@unimelb.edu.au. 3. Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Boston, USA. Electronic address: ali.guermazi@bmc.org. 4. The University of Melbourne, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Parkville, Australia. Electronic address: albryant@unimelb.edu.au. 5. OrthoSport Victoria, Epworth Richmond, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: tswhitehead@osv.com.au. 6. The Park Clinic, St Vincent's Private Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: haydenmorris@me.com. 7. La Trobe University, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Bundoora, Australia. Electronic address: k.crossley@latrobe.edu.au.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA) commonly occurs following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Our study aimed to compare knee kinematics and kinetics during a hop-landing task between individuals with and without early PFOA post-ACLR. DESIGN: Forty-five individuals (mean ± SD 26 ± 5 years) 1-2 years post-ACLR underwent 3T isotropic MRI scans and 3D biomechanical assessment of a standardised forward hop task. Knee kinematics (initial contact, peak, excursion) in all three planes and sagittal plane kinetics (peak) were compared between 15 participants with early PFOA (MRI-defined patellofemoral cartilage lesion) and 30 participants with no PFOA (absence of patellofemoral cartilage lesion on MRI) using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), adjusted for age, BMI, sex and the presence of early tibiofemoral OA. RESULTS: Compared to participants without PFOA, those with early PFOA exhibited smaller peak knee flexion angles (mean difference, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -5.2°, -9.9 to -0.4; P = 0.035) and moments (-4.2 Nm/kg.m, -7.8 to -0.6; P = 0.024), and greater knee internal rotation excursion (5.3°, 2.0 to 8.6; P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with early PFOA within the first 2-years following ACLR exhibit distinct kinematic and kinetic features during a high-load landing task. These findings provide new information regarding common post-ACLR biomechanical patterns and PFOA. Since management strategies, such as altering knee load, are more effective during the early stages of disease, this knowledge will help to inform clinical management of early PFOA post-ACLR.
OBJECTIVE:Patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA) commonly occurs following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Our study aimed to compare knee kinematics and kinetics during a hop-landing task between individuals with and without early PFOA post-ACLR. DESIGN: Forty-five individuals (mean ± SD 26 ± 5 years) 1-2 years post-ACLR underwent 3T isotropic MRI scans and 3D biomechanical assessment of a standardised forward hop task. Knee kinematics (initial contact, peak, excursion) in all three planes and sagittal plane kinetics (peak) were compared between 15 participants with early PFOA (MRI-defined patellofemoral cartilage lesion) and 30 participants with no PFOA (absence of patellofemoral cartilage lesion on MRI) using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), adjusted for age, BMI, sex and the presence of early tibiofemoral OA. RESULTS: Compared to participants without PFOA, those with early PFOA exhibited smaller peak knee flexion angles (mean difference, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -5.2°, -9.9 to -0.4; P = 0.035) and moments (-4.2 Nm/kg.m, -7.8 to -0.6; P = 0.024), and greater knee internal rotation excursion (5.3°, 2.0 to 8.6; P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with early PFOA within the first 2-years following ACLR exhibit distinct kinematic and kinetic features during a high-load landing task. These findings provide new information regarding common post-ACLR biomechanical patterns and PFOA. Since management strategies, such as altering knee load, are more effective during the early stages of disease, this knowledge will help to inform clinical management of early PFOA post-ACLR.
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