title: Anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency: a dynamic three-dimensional motion analysis.
abstract: An electrogoniometer, capable of measuring all six degrees of freedom of knee movement, was developed in our laboratory. This Instrumented Spatial Linkage system was then used to generate data for a three-dimensional assessment of 20 ACL deficient and 30 normal subjects during level walking. The system proved to be a viable method for describing total knee motion. We found the ACL deficient knees to have increased anterior/posterior translation and significant pattern differences compared to the controls. The results of this study may have implications in the treatment of the ACL deficient patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Marans
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Glossop
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods