Increased slope of the lateral tibial plateau subchondral bone is associated with greater risk of noncontact ACL injury in females but not in males: a prospective cohort study with a nested, matched case-control analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an emerging consensus that increased posterior-inferior directed slope of the subchondral bone portion of the tibial plateau is associated with increased risk of suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury; however, most of what is known about this relationship has come from unmatched case-control studies. These observations need to be confirmed in more rigorously designed investigations.

Hypothesis

Increased posterior-inferior directed slope of the medial and lateral tibial plateaus are associated with increased risk of suffering a noncontact ACL injury.

Study design

Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

In sum, 176 athletes competing in organized sports at the college and high school levels participated in the study: 8

SUBMITTER: Beynnon BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604044 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature