Anatomical posterior cruciate ligament transplantation: A biomechanical analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1126-1133

  Davis, Daniel K ^a,e   Goltz, David H ^b   Fithian, Donald C ^c   D'Lima, Darryl ^d  

^a Simi Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b Mt Tam Orthopedics   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Knee injury; Knee instability; Posterior cruciate ligament; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q ANGLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT;

EID: 33745571254     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506288238     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Asano T, Akagi M, Tanaka K, Tamura J, Nakamura T. In vivo three-dimensional knee kinematics using a biplanar image-matching technique. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2001;388:157-166.
2. Athanasian EA, Wickiewicz TL, Warren RF. Osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle after arthroscopic reconstruction of a cruciate ligament: report of two cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995;77:1418-1422.
3. Berg EE. Posterior cruciate ligament tibial inlay reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1995;11:69-76.
4. Bergfeld JA, McAllister DR, Parker RD, Valdevit ADC, Kambic HE. A biomechanical comparison of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction techniques. Am J Sports Med. 2001;29:129-136.
5. Biden E, O'Connor JJ, Goodfellow JW. Tibial rotation in the cadaver knee. Paper presented at: Orthopaedic Research Society 30th Annual Meeting; February 6-9, 1984; Atlanta, Ga.
6. Burstein AH. Biomechanics of the knee. In: Insall JN, ed. Surgery of the Knee. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 1984:21.
7. Butler DL, Noyes FR, Grood ES. Ligamentous restraints to anterior-posterior drawer in the human knee: a biomechanical study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1980;62:259-270.
8. Churchill DL, Incavo SJ, Johnson CC, Beynnon BD. The influence of femoral rollback on patellofemoral contact loads in total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2001;16:909-918.
9. Clancy WG, Bisson LJ. Double tunnel technique for reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament. Oper Tech Sp Med. 1999;7:110-117.
10. Clancy WG Jr, Shelbourne KD, Zoellner GB, Keene JS, Reider B, Rosenberg TD. Treatment of knee joint instability secondary to rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament: report of a new procedure. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983;65:310-322.
11. Daniel DM, Stone ML, Barnett P, Sachs R. Use of the quadriceps active test to diagnose posterior cruciate-ligament disruption and measure posterior laxity of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1988;70:386-391.
12. Dejour H, Walch G. Chronic posterior instabilities [in German]. Orthopade. 1987;16:149-156.
13. Dejour H, Walch G, Peyrot J, Eberhard P. The natural history of rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament [in French]. Rev Chir Orthop. 1988;74:35-43.
14. D'Lima DD, Trice ME, Colwell CW. Comparison between the kinematics of fixed and rotating bearing knee prostheses. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000;380:151-157.
15. Draganich LF, Andriacchi TP, Andersson GB. Interaction between intrinsic knee mechanics and the knee extensor mechanism. J Orthop Res. 1987;5:539-547.
16. Funahashi TT, Kaufman KR, Daniel DM. Isometry and graft placement in posterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery. Oper Tech Sports Med. 1993;1:110-114.
17. Fuss FK. Anatomy of the cruciate ligaments and their function in extension and flexion of the human knee joint. Am J Anat. 1989;184:165-176.
18. Gill TJ, DeFrate LE, Wang C, et al. The biomechanical effect of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on knee joint function: kinematic response to simulated muscle loads. Am J Sports Med. 2003;31:530-536.
19. Gollehon DL, Torzilli PA, Warren RF. The role of the posterolateral and cruciate ligaments in the stability of the human knee: a biomechanical study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1987;69:233-242.
20. Harner CD, Janaushek MA, Kanamori A, Yagi M, Vogrin TM, Woo SL. Biomechanical analysis of a double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2000;28:144-151.
21. Harner CD, Vogrin TM, Hoher J, Ma CB, Woo SL. Biomechanical analysis of a posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: deficiency of the posterolateral structures as a cause of graft failure. Am J Sports Med. 2000;28:32-39.
22. Harner CD, Xerogeanes JW, Livesay GA, et al. The human posterior cruciate ligament complex: an interdisciplinary study. Ligament morphology and biomechanical evaluation. Am J Sports Med. 1995;23:736-745.
23. Hewett TE, Noyes FR, Lee MD. Diagnosis of complete and partial posterior cruciate ligament ruptures: stress radiography compared with KT-1000 arthrometer and posterior drawer testing. Am J Sports Med. 1997;25:648-655.
24. Jakob RP, Ruegsegger M. Therapy of posterior and posterolateral knee instability [in German]. Orthopade. 1993;22:405-413.
25. Keller PM, Shelbourne KD, McCarroll JR, Rettig AC. Nonoperatively treated isolated posterior cruciate ligament injuries. Am J Sports Med. 1993;21:132-136.
26. Kim SJ, Shin SJ, Choi NH, Cho SK. Arthroscopically assisted treatment of avulsion fractures of the posterior cruciate ligament from the tibia. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2001;83:698-708.
27. Komistek RD, Dennis DA, Mahfouz M. In vivo fluoroscopic analysis of the normal human knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003;410:69-81.
28. Li G, Gill TJ, DeFrate LE, Zayontz S, Glatt V, Zarins B. Biomechanical consequences of PCL deficiency in the knee under simulated muscle loads - an in vitro experimental study. J Orthop Res. 2002;20:887-892.
29. Lipscomb AB Jr, Anderson AF, Norwig ED, Hovis WD, Brown DL. Isolated posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: long-term results. Am J Sports Med. 1993;21:490-496.
30. MacDonald P, Miniaci A, Fowler P, Marks P, Finlay B. A biomechanical analysis of joint contact forces in the posterior cruciate deficient knee. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 1996;3:252-255.
31. Mahoney OM, Noble PC, Rhoads DD, Alexander JW, Tullos HS. Posterior cruciate function following total knee arthroplasty: a biomechanical study. J Arthroplasty. 1994;9:569-578.
32. Margheritini F, Mariani PF, Mariani PP. Current concepts in diagnosis and treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injury. Acta Orthop Belg. 2000;66:217-228.
33. Markolf KL, Slauterbeck JR, Armstrong KL, Shapiro MS, Finerman GA. A biomechanical study of replacement of the posterior cruciate ligament with a graft, 1: isometry, pre-tension of the graft, and anterior-posterior laxity. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1997;79:375-380.
34. Meyers MH. Isolated avulsion of the tibial attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1975;57:669-672.
35. Miller MD, Bergfeld JA, Fowler PJ, Harner CD, Noyes FR. The posterior cruciate ligament injured knee: principles of evaluation and treatment. Instr Course Lect. 1999;48:199-207.
36. Noyes FR, Barber-Westin SD. Posterior cruciate ligament allograft reconstruction with and without a ligament augmentation device. Arthroscopy. 1994;10:371-382.
37. Parolie JM, Bergfeld JA. Long-term results of nonoperative treatment of isolated posterior cruciate ligament injuries in the athlete. Am J Sports Med. 1986;14:35-38.
38. Petersilge WJ, Oishi CS, Kaufman KR, Irby SE, Colwell CW. The effect of trochlear design on patellofemoral shear and compressive forces in total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1994;309:124-130.
39. Petrie RS, Harner CD. Double bundle posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique: University of Pittsburgh approach. Oper Tech Sports Med. 1999;7:118-126.
40. Race A, Amis AA. The mechanical properties of the two bundles of the human posterior cruciate ligament. J Biomech. 1994;27:13-24.
41. Richter M, Kiefer H, Hehl G, Kinzl L. Primary repair for posterior cruciate ligament injuries: an eight-year followup of fifty-three patients. Am J Sports Med. 1996;24:298-305.
42. Satku K, Chew CN, Seow H. Posterior cruciate ligament injuries. Acta Orthop Scand. 1984;55:26-29.
43. Shelbourne KD, Davis TJ, Patel DV. The natural history of acute, isolated nonoperatively treated posterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee: a prospective study. Am J Sports Med. 1999;27:276-283.
44. Skyhar MJ, Warren RF, Ortiz GJ, Schwartz E, Otis JC. The effects of sectioning of the posterior cruciate ligament and the posterolateral complex on the articular contact pressures within the knee [comments]. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1993;75:694-699.
45. Sorger JI, Federle D, Kirk PG, Grood E, Cochran J, Levy M. The posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 1997;12:869-879.
46. Star MJ, Kaufman KR, Irby SE, Colwell CW Jr. The effects of patellar thickness on patellofemoral forces after resurfacing. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1996;322:279-284.
47. Todo S, Kadoya Y, Moilanen T, et al. Anteroposterior and rotational movement of femur during knee flexion. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1999;362:162-170.
48. Torg JS, Barton TM, Pavlov H, Stine R. Natural history of the posterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989;246:208-216.
49. Yashar AA, D'Lima DD, Irby SE, Kaufman KR, Colwell CW. The effect of mobile bearing total knee prosthesis on 3-dimensional kinematics. Transactions of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Feb 9-13, 1997; San Francisco. Rosemont, III: Orthopaedic Research Society; 1997.