Method for visualising and measuring the position of the femoral attachment of the ACL and ACL grafts in experimental work.
We describe a technique to visualise and then to measure the position of the ACL femoral attachment. A method for removal and accurate replacement of the medial femoral condyle is described. This was shown to provide wide exposure of the intercondylar notch without affecting A-P laxity significantly. A method for navigating around the ACL femoral attachment, using orthogonal micrometers working from a datum at the centre of the posterior lateral femoral condyle, with the diameter of the condyle as a normalising dimension, is also described. The accuracy of these methods was assessed, and they are recommended for experimental work on the ACL.
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine London, England, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D000715:Anatomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D002102:Cadaver; D004867:Equipment Design; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography