Background: The morphology of the distal femur's intercondylar notch has been implicated in the susceptibility to and severity of cruciate ligament injuries. While previous research has primarily focused on isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries, the relationship between notch morphology and combined cruciate injuries remains less understood.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the association between femoral notch morphology and the severity of combined cruciate ligament injuries in adult males.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, MRI scans from 118 adult male participants with and without knee dislocations (60 cases with Schenk classification Type II or higher knee dislocations and 58 controls) were analyzed. The study period ranged from 2015 to 2023. Femoral notch width, notch width index (NWI), and notch shape (U shape, A shape) were assessed using a Philips Multiva 1.5 Tesla system (Philips, Amsterdam, Netherlands). The statistical significance of differences in measurements between cases and controls was evaluated using independent sample t-tests performed with IBM SPSS Statistics, version 26 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY).
Results: The case group exhibited a significantly smaller mean femoral notch width (15.88 mm ± 2.7 mm) and NWI (0.238 ± 0.58) compared to the control group (notch width 18.29 mm ± 3.4 mm, NWI 0.25 ± 0.31), with p-values of 0.004 for both measurements. The notch shape was predominantly A-shaped in the case group (n = 49) as opposed to U-shaped in the control group (n = 41).
Conclusions: The study identifies a significant association between reduced femoral notch dimensions and the severity of complex cruciate ligament injuries. These findings support the notion that specific femoral notch morphologies may predispose individuals to more severe ligamentous injuries.
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