Increased Slope of the Lateral Tibial Plateau Subchondral Bone Is Associated With Greater Risk of Noncontact ACL Injury in Females but Not in Males: A Prospective Cohort Study With a Nested, Matched Case-Control Analysis.

Authors :: Beynnon, Bruce D.
Hall, John S.
Sturnick, Daniel R.
DeSarno, Mike J.
Gardner-Morse, Mack
Tourville, Timothy W.
Smith, Helen C.
Slauterbeck, James R.
Shultz, Sandra J.
Johnson, Robert J.
Vacek, Pamela M.
Source :: American Journal of Sports Medicine; May2014, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p1039-1048, 10p
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The article discusses a study on 176 athletes that determined the association of higher posterior-inferior medial and lateral tibial plateau directed slope with higher risks for noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Obtained were magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of subjects and the characterization of subchondral bone part in tibial plateau, coronal tibial slope and medial tibial plateau depth. Results showed 21.7% higher risk in females of noncontact ACL injury than in males.

Subjects :: KNEE physiology
ANTERIOR cruciate ligament injuries
TIBIA
ANTHROPOMETRY
MAGNETIC resonance imaging
MULTIVARIATE analysis
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
SEX distribution
SPORTS injuries
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
LOGISTIC regression analysis
STATISTICAL power analysis
INTER-observer reliability
CASE-control method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ANATOMY
INJURY risk factors

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