Nathaniel A Bates1, Rebecca J Nesbitt2, Jason T Shearn2, Gregory D Myer3, Timothy E Hewett4. 1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address: bates.nathaniel@mayo.edu. 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. 3. Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. 4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Sports Medicine Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Following anterior cruciate ligament injury and subsequent reconstruction transverse plane tibiofemoral rotation becomes underconstrained and overconstrained, respectively. Conflicting reports exist on how rotations influence loading at the knee. This investigation aimed to determine the mechanical effects of internal and external tibial rotation offsets on knee kinematics and ligament strains during in vitro simulations of in vivo recorded kinematics. METHOD: A 6-degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator arm was used to articulate 11 cadaveric tibiofemoral joint specimens through simulations of four athletic tasks produced from in vivo recorded kinematics. These simulations were then repeated with 4° tibial rotation offsets applied to the baseline joint orientation. FINDINGS: Rotational offsets had a significant effect on peak posterior force for female motion simulations (P < 0.01), peak lateral force for most simulated tasks (P < 0.01), and peak anterior force, internal torque, and flexion torque for sidestep cutting tasks (P ≤ 0.01). Rotational offsets did not exhibit statistically significant effects on peak anterior cruciate ligament strain (P > 0.05) or medial collateral ligament strain (P > 0.05) for any task. INTERPRETATION: Transverse plane rotational offsets comparable to those observed in anterior cruciate ligament deficient and reconstructed patients alter knee kinetics without significantly altering anterior cruciate ligament strain. As knee degeneration is attributed to abnormal knee loading profiles, altered transverse plane kinematics may contribute to this. However, altered transverse plane rotations likely play a limited role in anterior cruciate ligament injury risk as physiologic offsets failed to significantly influence anterior cruciate ligament strain during athletic tasks.
BACKGROUND: Following anterior cruciate ligament injury and subsequent reconstruction transverse plane tibiofemoral rotation becomes underconstrained and overconstrained, respectively. Conflicting reports exist on how rotations influence loading at the knee. This investigation aimed to determine the mechanical effects of internal and external tibial rotation offsets on knee kinematics and ligament strains during in vitro simulations of in vivo recorded kinematics. METHOD: A 6-degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator arm was used to articulate 11 cadaveric tibiofemoral joint specimens through simulations of four athletic tasks produced from in vivo recorded kinematics. These simulations were then repeated with 4° tibial rotation offsets applied to the baseline joint orientation. FINDINGS: Rotational offsets had a significant effect on peak posterior force for female motion simulations (P < 0.01), peak lateral force for most simulated tasks (P < 0.01), and peak anterior force, internal torque, and flexion torque for sidestep cutting tasks (P ≤ 0.01). Rotational offsets did not exhibit statistically significant effects on peak anterior cruciate ligament strain (P > 0.05) or medial collateral ligament strain (P > 0.05) for any task. INTERPRETATION: Transverse plane rotational offsets comparable to those observed in anterior cruciate ligament deficient and reconstructed patients alter knee kinetics without significantly altering anterior cruciate ligament strain. As knee degeneration is attributed to abnormal knee loading profiles, altered transverse plane kinematics may contribute to this. However, altered transverse plane rotations likely play a limited role in anterior cruciate ligament injury risk as physiologic offsets failed to significantly influence anterior cruciate ligament strain during athletic tasks.
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