title: [Loss of innervation of the anterior cruciate ligament in idiopathic gonarthrosis].
abstract: This study quantifies the neurological structures of the ACL from proximal to distal in the zones A, B and C. 37 knee cadavers of healthy patients were analyzed to determinate the innervation for each age decade. This investigation was undertaken with high specific immuno-histologic sections (APAAP method). Neurofilaments and Schwann cells were isolated identified. In a second group consisting of 15 patients with idiopathic arthritis the ACLs were analyzed. This showed a significant loss of innervation, often, there was a complete deficit. In conclusion, this study revealed that idiopathic arthritis of the knee is associated with a significant deficit of the innervation of the ACL. If this is the reason for the arthritis or a secondary phenomenon is still unknown.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische-rheumatologische Klinik im Immanuel-Krankenhaus, Berlin.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sparmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hessel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gosztonyi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000294:innervation*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007719:Knee Joint; D008875:Middle Aged; D009454:Neurofibrils / Q000378:metabolism; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000166:cytology
vernacular_title: Innervationsstörungen des vorderen Kreuzbandes bei der idiopathischen Gonarthrose.