The role of the tibial slope in sustaining and treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries

MJ Feucht, CS Mauro, PU Brucker, AB Imhoff… - Knee surgery, sports …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose A steep tibial slope may contribute to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-injuries, a
higher degree of instability in the case of ACL insufficiency, and recurrent instability after …

Underappreciated factors to consider in revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a current concepts review

BR Southam, AJ Colosimo… - Orthopaedic Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions (ACLRs) are being performed with
increasing frequency. While many of these will have successful outcomes, failures will occur …

Novel measurement technique of the tibial slope on conventional MRI

R Hudek, S Schmutz, F Regenfelder… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The posterior inclination of the tibial plateau, which is referred to as posterior tibial slope, is
determined routinely on lateral radiographs. However, radiographically, it is not always …

How precise can bony landmarks be determined on a CT scan of the knee?

J Victor, D Van Doninck, L Labey, B Innocenti… - The knee, 2009 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to describe the intra-and inter-observer variability of the
registration of bony landmarks and alignment axes on a Computed Axial Tomography (CT) …

Development and validation of a new method for the radiologic measurement of the tibial slope

S Utzschneider, M Goettinger, P Weber… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose The posterior tibial slope has a huge influence on the kinematics of the knee. In
several orthopedic interventions such as high tibial osteotomy and unicondylar or bicondylar …

The relationship between anterior tibial acceleration, tibial slope, and ACL strain during a simulated jump landing task

SG McLean, YK Oh, ML Palmer, SM Lucey… - JBJS, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Knee joint morphology contributions to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
loading are rarely considered in the injury prevention model. This may be problematic as the …

Measurement of the posterior tibial slope depends on ethnicity, sex, and lower limb alignment: a computed tomography analysis of 378 healthy participants

C Pangaud, P Laumonerie… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There is no general consensus on the normal and pathological values for the
posterior tibial slope (PTS). Purpose/Hypothesis: The primary aim of this study was to …

Can the tibial slope be measured on lateral knee radiographs?

M Faschingbauer, M Sgroi, M Juchems… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose The posterior tibial slope influences both the natural knee stability as well as the
stability and kinematics after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Exact definition of the posterior …

Effect of partial meniscectomy at the medial posterior horn on tibiofemoral contact mechanics and meniscal hoop strains in human knees

AM Seitz, A Lubomierski, B Friemert… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We examined the influence of partial meniscectomy of 10 mm width on 10 human cadaveric
knee joints, as it is performed during the treatment of radial tears in the posterior horn of the …

Knee joint anatomy predicts high-risk in vivo dynamic landing knee biomechanics

SG McLean, SM Lucey, S Rohrer, C Brandon - Clinical biomechanics, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: With knee morphology being a non-modifiable anterior cruciate ligament
injury risk factor, its consideration within injury prevention models is limited. Knee anatomy …