Wytrykowski, Karine and Swider, Pascal and Reina, Nicolas and Murgier, Jérôme and Laffosse, Jean-Michel
and Chiron, Philippe and Cavaignac, Étienne
Cadaveric study comparing the biomechanical properties of grafts used for knee anterolateral ligament reconstruction.
(2016)
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 32 (11). 2288-2294. ISSN 0749-8063
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2016.03.004
Abstract
Purpose: To measure the biomechanical properties (maximum load, stiffness, and elongation) of the anterolateral ligament (ALL), gracilis, and iliotibial band (ITB) within the same subject. METHODS: Thirteen unpaired knees were used (7 women, 6 men). The donors had a mean age at death of 54 years (range: 37 to 70 years). The mechanical properties of two types of ALL grafts were evaluated: ITB and two-strand gracilis. The mechanical properties of ALL were also measured. Validated methods were used to perform the tensile tests to failure and to record the results. Student's t-test was used to compare the various samples. RESULTS: The maximum load to failure was 141 N (±40.6) for the ALL, 200.7 N (±48.7) for the gracilis, and 161.1 N (±27.1) for the ITB. Only the gracilis had a significantly higher failure load than ITB and ALL (P = .001 and P = .03). The stiffness was 21 N mm-1 (±8.2) for the ALL, 131.7 N mm-1 (±43.7) for the gracilis, and 39.9 N mm-1 (±6) for the ITB. The elongation at failure was 6.2 mm (±3.2) for the ALL, 19.9 mm (±6.5) for the gracilis, and 20.8 mm (±14.7) for the ITB. CONCLUSIONS: The gracilis had the highest maximum load to failure. The ITB's mechanical properties most closely resemble those of the ALL. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The biomechanical properties of each potential ALL graft can be factored in when deciding which type of graft to use.
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Additional Information: | Thanks to Elsevier editor. The original PDF of the article can be found at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749806316002413 |
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Audience (journal): | International peer-reviewed journal |
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Institution: | French research institutions > Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE) Other partners > Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse - CHU Toulouse (FRANCE) |
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