Wrist circumference is related to patellar tendon thickness in healthy men and women.
The efficacy of dominant wrist circumference measurements to predict dominant lower extremity patellar tendon thickness at regions of interest for bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) autograft harvest was studied among 24 healthy men and women. Dominant wrist circumference displayed good relationships with dominant lower extremity patellar tendon thickness as determined by two-dimensional diagnostic ultrasound. This initial screening method may assist surgeons as they consider graft selection for patients who may be at risk for developing or exacerbating preexisting patellofemoral joint or knee extensor mechanism conditions with BPTB autograft harvest.
Nyland
John
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Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, KY 40202, USA. john.nyland@louisville.edu <john.nyland@louisville.edu>
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Maitra
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Johnson
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D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014953:Wrist / Q000033:anatomy & histology*