Non-contact ACL injury alters posterior horn meniscus centroid position immediately following the index trauma in males and females
Conference Year
January 2022
Abstract
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and subsequent changes in articular cartilage thickness about the tibial, femoral, and patellar surfaces are associated with early-onset post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of non-contact ACL injury on posterior-horn meniscal centroid (PHMC) position in the lateral and medial compartments for males and females. We hypothesized that increased posterior-directed PHMC position would be observed in ACL-injured knees when compared to normal contralateral knees in male and female subjects. Significant posterior-directed changes in PHMC position were observed in the lateral and medial compartments of ACL-injured males and females.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Bruce D. Beynnon
Secondary Mentor Name
NA
Graduate Student Mentors
NA
Faculty/Staff Collaborators
NA
Student Collaborators
NA
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Second Student College
Larner College of Medicine
Program/Major
Biochemistry
Second Program/Major
Pharmacology
Primary Research Category
Health Sciences
Secondary Research Category
Engineering & Physical Sciences
Non-contact ACL injury alters posterior horn meniscus centroid position immediately following the index trauma in males and females
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and subsequent changes in articular cartilage thickness about the tibial, femoral, and patellar surfaces are associated with early-onset post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of non-contact ACL injury on posterior-horn meniscal centroid (PHMC) position in the lateral and medial compartments for males and females. We hypothesized that increased posterior-directed PHMC position would be observed in ACL-injured knees when compared to normal contralateral knees in male and female subjects. Significant posterior-directed changes in PHMC position were observed in the lateral and medial compartments of ACL-injured males and females.