Anterior cruciate ligament injury should not be considered a contraindication for medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Finite element analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The research objective of this study is to use finite element analysis to investigate the impact of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury on medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and explore whether patients with ACL injuries can undergo UKA.

Methods

Based on the morphology of the ACL, models of ACL with diameters ranging from 1 to 10mm are created. Finite element models of UKA include ACL absence and ACLs with different diameters. After creating a complete finite element model and validating it, four different types of loads are applied to the knee joint. Statistical analysis is conducted to assess the stress variations in the knee joint structure.

Results

A total of 11 finite element models of UKA were established. Regarding the stress on the ACL

SUBMITTER: Ou D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931476 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature