Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 261-268.e2 , March 2007

Radiographic Measurements of the Intercondylar Notch: Are They Accurate?

References 

  1. Palmer I. On the injuries to the ligaments to the knee joint (A clinical study). Acta Chir Scand. 1938;81(suppl 53):1–282
  2. Shelbourne KD, Davis TJ, Klootwyk TE. The relationship between intercondylar notch width of the femur and the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears: A prospective study. Am J Sports Med. 1998;26:402–408
  3. Good L, Odensten M, Gillquist J. Intercondylar notch measurements with special reference to anterior cruciate ligament surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1991;185–189
  4. Muneta T, Takakuda K, Yamamota H. Intercondylar notch width in its relation to the configuration and cross-sectional area of the anterior cruciate ligament (A cadaveric knee study). Am J Sports Med. 1997;25:69–72
  5. Odensten M, Gillquist J. Functional anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament and a rationale for reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1985;67:257–262
  6. Herzog RJ, Silliman JF, Hutton K, Rodkey WG, Steadman JR. Measurements of the intercondylar notch by plain film radiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Sports Med. 1994;22:204–210
  7. Houseworth SW, Mauro VJ, Mellon BA, Kieffer DA. The intercondylar notch in acute tears of the anterior cruciate ligament: A computer graphics study. Am J Sports Med. 1987;15:221–224
  8. Lund-Hanssen H, Gannon J, Engebretsen L, Holen KJ, Anda S, Vatten L. Intercondylar notch width and the risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture (A case control study in 46 female handball players). Acta Orthop Scand. 1994;65:529–532
  9. Schickendantz MS, Weiker GG. The predictive value of radiographs in the evaluation of the unilateral and bilateral anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Am J Sports Med. 1993;21:110–113
  10. Souryal TO, Freeman TR. Intercondylar notch size in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in athletes (A prospective study). Am J Sports Med. 1993;21:535–539
  11. Souryal TO, Moore HA, Evans JP. Bilaterality in anterior cruciate ligament injuries: Associated intercondylar notch stenosis. Am J Sports Med. 1988;16:449–454
  12. LaPrade RF, Burnett QM. Femoral intercondylar notch stenosis and correlation to anterior cruciate ligament injuries (A prospective study). Am J Sports Med. 1994;22:198–203
  13. Anderson AF, Lipscomb AB, Liudahl KJ, Addlestone RB. Analysis of the intercondylar notch by computed tomography. Am J Sports Med. 1987;15:547–552
  14. Harner CD, Paulos LE, Greenwald AE, Rosenberg TD, Cooley VC. Detailed analysis of patients with bilateral anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Am J Sports Med. 1994;22:37–43
  15. Anderson AF, Dome David C, Gautam S, Awh MH, Rennirt GW. Correlation of anthropometric measurements, strength, anterior cruciate ligament size, and intercondylar notch characteristics to sex differences in anterior cruciate ligament tear rate. Am J Sports Med. 2001;29:58–66
  16. Norwood LA, Cross MJ. The intercondylar shelf and the anterior cruciate ligament. Am J Sports Med. 1977;5:171–176
  17. Baker SJ, Gill GW, Keiffer DA. Race and sex determination from the intercondylar notch of the distal femur. In:  Gill GW,  Rhie S editor. Skeleton attribution of race. New York: Churchill Livingston; 1995;p. 91–95
  18. Kieffer DA, Curnow RJ, Southwell R, Tucker WF, Kendrick KK. Anterior cruciate ligament arthroplasty. Am J Sports Med. 1984;12:301–312
  19. Gemas TK, Schurhott MA, Hechtman KS. Comparison of radiographic knee measurements in normal and ACL-deficient subjects. Presented at the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, March 10-14, 2003.
  20. Lombardo S, Sethi PM, Starkey C. Intercondylar notch stenosis is not a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament tears in professional male basketball players (An 11-year prospective study). Am J Sports Med. 2004;33:29–34
  21. Kocher M, Mandige R, Kingele K, Bley L, Micheli LJ. Anterior cruciate ligament versus tibial spine fracture in the skeletally immature knee: A comparison of skeletal maturity and notch width index. J Pediatr Orthop. 2004;24:185–188
  22. In:  Ballinger PW editors. Merrill’s atlas of radiographic position and radiographic procedure. St Louis: Mosby; 1995;p. 250–251
  23. Rosenberg TD, Paulos LE, Parker RD, Coward DB, Scott SM. The forty-five-degree posteroanterior flexion weight-bearing radiograph of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1988;70:1479–1483

 Supported by The Lipscomb Foundation for Research and Education, Nashville, Tennessee. Performed at Saint Thomas Hospital/Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, Nashville, Tennessee. The authors report no conflict of interest.

 

Note: To access the supplementary tables accompanying this report, visit the March issue of Arthroscopy at www.arthroscopyjournal.org

PII: S0749-8063(06)01360-0

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.11.003

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 261-268.e2 , March 2007

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution