Tibiofemoral Contact Forces in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Knee. 2016

David John Saxby, and Adam L Bryant, and Luca Modenese, and Pauline Gerus, and Bryce A Killen, and Jason Konrath, and Karine Fortin, and Tim V Wrigley, and Kim L Bennell, and Flavia M Cicuttini, and Christopher Vertullo, and Julian A Feller, and Tim Whitehead, and Price Gallie, and David G Lloyd
1Innovations in Health Technology, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA; 2Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM; 4INSIGNEO Institute for In Silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM; 5Laboratory of Human Motion, Education and Health, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, FRANCE; 6Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, AUSTRALIA; 7Knee Research Australia, AUSTRALIA; 8OrthoSport Victoria, Epworth Richmond, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; 9College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; and 10Coast Orthopaedics, Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA.

To investigate differences in anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed (ACLR) and healthy individuals in terms of the magnitude of the tibiofemoral contact forces, as well as the relative muscle and external load contributions to those contact forces, during walking, running, and sidestepping gait tasks. A computational EMG-driven neuromusculoskeletal model was used to estimate the muscle and tibiofemoral contact forces in those with single-bundle combined semitendinosus and gracilis tendon autograft ACLR (n = 104, 29.7 ± 6.5 yr, 78.1 ± 14.4 kg) and healthy controls (n = 60, 27.5 ± 5.4 yr, 67.8 ± 14.0 kg) during walking (1.4 ± 0.2 m·s), running (4.5 ± 0.5 m·s) and sidestepping (3.7 ± 0.6 m·s). Within the computational model, the semitendinosus of ACLR participants was adjusted to account for literature reported strength deficits and morphological changes subsequent to autograft harvesting. ACLR had smaller maximum total and medial tibiofemoral contact forces (~80% of control values, scaled to bodyweight) during the different gait tasks. Compared with controls, ACLR were found to have a smaller maximum knee flexion moment, which explained the smaller tibiofemoral contact forces. Similarly, compared with controls, ACLR had both a smaller maximum knee flexion angle and knee flexion excursion during running and sidestepping, which may have concentrated the articular contact forces to smaller areas within the tibiofemoral joint. Mean relative muscle and external load contributions to the tibiofemoral contact forces were not significantly different between ACLR and controls. ACLR had lower bodyweight-scaled tibiofemoral contact forces during walking, running, and sidestepping, likely due to lower knee flexion moments and straighter knee during the different gait tasks. The relative contributions of muscles and external loads to the contact forces were equivalent between groups.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007719 Knee Joint A synovial hinge connection formed between the bones of the FEMUR; TIBIA; and PATELLA. Superior Tibiofibular Joint,Joint, Knee,Joint, Superior Tibiofibular,Knee Joints,Superior Tibiofibular Joints,Tibiofibular Joint, Superior
D008297 Male Males
D004576 Electromyography Recording of the changes in electric potential of muscle by means of surface or needle electrodes. Electromyogram,Surface Electromyography,Electromyograms,Electromyographies,Electromyographies, Surface,Electromyography, Surface,Surface Electromyographies
D005260 Female Females
D005684 Gait Manner or style of walking. Gaits
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001696 Biomechanical Phenomena The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces. Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D012420 Running An activity in which the body is propelled by moving the legs rapidly. Running is performed at a moderate to rapid pace and should be differentiated from JOGGING, which is performed at a much slower pace. Runnings
D013996 Time and Motion Studies The observation and analysis of movements in a task with an emphasis on the amount of time required to perform the task. Time Studies,Studies, Time,Study, Time,Time Study

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