Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study
OBJECTIVE: To provide anatomical and morphometric basis of the posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions in order to assist the creation of anatomical tibial tunnels, in the ligament surgical reconstruction. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The topographic anatomy and morphometry of the posteri...
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doaj-cc22f6e582a54290975d0a746b6c3edd2020-11-24T21:07:54ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e TraumatologiaRevista Brasileira de Ortopedia1982-43782013-06-0148326326710.1016/j.rbo.2012.06.005S0102-36162013000300263Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric studyJulio Cesar GaliHector Campora de Sousa OliveiraBruno Cesar Bracher LisboaBruno DiSerio DiasFabiana de Godoy CasimiroEdie Benedito CaetanoOBJECTIVE: To provide anatomical and morphometric basis of the posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions in order to assist the creation of anatomical tibial tunnels, in the ligament surgical reconstruction. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The topographic anatomy and morphometry of the posterior cruciate ligament's anterolateral and posteromedial bundles' tibial insertions were analyzed in 24 anatomical knee pieces. The pieces were photographed by a digital camera and the images obtained were studied by the software ImageJ, where the bundles' insertion areas were measured in square millimeters, and the length of structures and the distances between significant points were measured in millimeters. RESULTS: In 54.2% of the knees the insertion' shape was concave; in most pieces (41.6%) the form of insertion was oval. The average posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertion total area was 88.33 ± 21.66 mm2; the average anterolateral bundle's tibial insertion area was 46.79 ± 14.10 mm2 and it was 41.54 ± 9.75 mm2 for the posteromedial bundle. CONCLUSIONS: The anterolateral bundle has a tibial insertion area larger than the posteromedial bundle; the insertion areas of those bundles in our study, were smaller than the ones found in the literature. The variations in the posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertion area suggest that there should be an indication for anatomical reconstructions of this ligament using single or double tibial tunnels according to individual characteristics.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000300263&lng=en&tlng=enTíbiaLigamento cruzado posteriorProcedimentos ortopédicos |
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Julio Cesar Gali Hector Campora de Sousa Oliveira Bruno Cesar Bracher Lisboa Bruno DiSerio Dias Fabiana de Godoy Casimiro Edie Benedito Caetano Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia Tíbia Ligamento cruzado posterior Procedimentos ortopédicos |
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Julio Cesar Gali Hector Campora de Sousa Oliveira Bruno Cesar Bracher Lisboa Bruno DiSerio Dias Fabiana de Godoy Casimiro Edie Benedito Caetano |
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Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study |
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Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study |
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Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study |
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Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study |
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Posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study |
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posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions: topographic anatomy and morphometric study |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia |
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Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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1982-4378 |
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2013-06-01 |
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OBJECTIVE: To provide anatomical and morphometric basis of the posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertions in order to assist the creation of anatomical tibial tunnels, in the ligament surgical reconstruction. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The topographic anatomy and morphometry of the posterior cruciate ligament's anterolateral and posteromedial bundles' tibial insertions were analyzed in 24 anatomical knee pieces. The pieces were photographed by a digital camera and the images obtained were studied by the software ImageJ, where the bundles' insertion areas were measured in square millimeters, and the length of structures and the distances between significant points were measured in millimeters. RESULTS: In 54.2% of the knees the insertion' shape was concave; in most pieces (41.6%) the form of insertion was oval. The average posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertion total area was 88.33 ± 21.66 mm2; the average anterolateral bundle's tibial insertion area was 46.79 ± 14.10 mm2 and it was 41.54 ± 9.75 mm2 for the posteromedial bundle. CONCLUSIONS: The anterolateral bundle has a tibial insertion area larger than the posteromedial bundle; the insertion areas of those bundles in our study, were smaller than the ones found in the literature. The variations in the posterior cruciate ligament's tibial insertion area suggest that there should be an indication for anatomical reconstructions of this ligament using single or double tibial tunnels according to individual characteristics. |
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Tíbia Ligamento cruzado posterior Procedimentos ortopédicos |
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