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.
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