Three-dimensional in vivo motion analysis of normal knees using single-plane fluoroscopy
Three-dimensional in vivo motion analysis of normal knees using single-plane fluoroscopy
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DOI:
10.1007/s00776-011-0149-9
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发表时间:
2011-11-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Endo, Naoto
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作者:
Tanifuji, Osamu;Sato, Takashi;Endo, Naoto
Analysis of the movement of anatomically defined reference axes at the femoral condyles relative to the tibia is appropriate for evaluating knee kinematics. However, such parameters have been previously employed only in studies utilizing stop-motion techniques. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vivo dynamic kinematics for full range of motion in normal knees using the three-dimensional to two-dimensional registration technique and to compare them with previously reported normal knee kinematics obtained via stop-motion techniques.Dynamic motion of the right knee was analyzed in 20 healthy volunteers (10 female, 10 male; mean age 37.2 years). Knee motion was observed when subjects squatted from standing with the knee fully extended to maximum flexion. We determined the following parameters: (1) changes to angles of the geometric center axis (GCA) on the tibial axial plane (rotation angle); (2) anteroposterior translations of the medial and lateral ends of the GCA; and (3) motion patterns in each phase during knee flexion.All subjects exhibited femoral external rotation (26.1A degrees) relative to the tibia throughout knee flexion. The medial femoral condyle demonstrated anterior translation (5.5 mm) from full extension to 100A degrees flexion, and demonstrated posterior translation (3.9 mm) after 100A degrees, while the lateral femoral condyle demonstrated consistent posterior translation (15.6 mm) throughout knee flexion. All subjects showed medial pivot motion from full extension to nearly 120A degrees flexion. From 120A degrees flexion, bicondylar rollback motion was observed.Although the behavior of the medial femoral condyle in our analysis differed somewhat from that seen in previous cadaver studies, the results obtained using dynamic analysis were generally equivalent to those obtained in previous studies employing stop-motion techniques. These results provide control data for future dynamic kinematic analyses of pathological knees.