title: Measurements of the intercondylar notch by plain film radiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: The purpose of this investigation was twofold. In Part I, we determined the accuracy of morphometric analysis of the knee using magnetic resonance imaging and plain film radiography. The results of Part I validated the accuracy of magnetic resonance measurements and its superiority over plain film measurements. In Part II, we evaluated knee morphometry in 20 asymptomatic athletes with chronic anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency to determine if any predisposing factors to anterior cruciate ligament disruption could be detected. With our analysis, we could detect no predisposing factors to explain the anterior cruciate ligament disruption in the cohort group.
authors.affiliation: Steadman Sports Medicine Foundation, Vail, Colorado.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Silliman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hutton
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Rodkey
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Steadman
mesh_terms: D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity