title: Navigated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: correlation between computer data and radiographic measurements.
abstract: The goal of this study was to prove the reliability of computer-aided navigation for the surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) using an arthroscopic procedure. The study involved 50 patients preceded by a learning curve period. Computer-recorded data were compared with specific radiography measurements of the frontal and anteroposterior views. The radiographs were used to measure the position of the tibial tunnel in the frontal and sagittal plane, the angulation of the tibial tunnel in the frontal and sagittal plane, and the position of the femoral tunnel in the lateral condyle.
authors.affiliation: Clinique des Cèdres, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Panisset
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boux De Casson
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery