Association of alignment variables, posteromedial tibial cartilage wear and anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency in participants with varus knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study.

Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi Farzad Vosoughi

Published in: International orthopaedics (2022)

Posteromedial tibial wear is associated with ACL insufficiency. However, regarding non-posteromedial cases, varus angle > 14.5 is highly predictive of ACL tear (87% positive predictive value).

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
total knee arthroplasty
anterior cruciate ligament
high resolution
physical activity
risk factors