J Arthroplasty. 2008 Jun;23(4):567-72.

Cruciate ligaments in arthritic knees: a histologic study with radiologic correlation.

Mullaji AB, Marawar SV, Simha M, Jindal G.

Source

Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Abstract

Anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) and posterior cruciate ligaments (PCLs) from 45 osteoarthritic knees were histologically examined to evaluate the frequency and grade the severity of degenerative changes, which were correlated with radiologic grade of arthritis and severity of deformity at the knee. Immunohistochemical staining was used to identify neurofilaments in 10 knees. A histologic score was generated for both cruciates based on changes found on light microscopy. The ACL was severely degenerated, absent, or disrupted in knees with radiologic arthritis higher than grade 3 and varus deformity exceeding 15 degrees . The PCL was moderately degenerated in most knees irrespective of the grade of arthritis and severity of deformity. Neurofilaments were present in all 10 PCLs and absent in 4 ACLs.

Comment in

J Arthroplasty. 2009 Jun;24(4):657; author reply 657.

PMID:: 18514876; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

MeSH Terms

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Medical

Joint Disorders - MedlinePlus Health Information

Supplemental Content

Save items

Related citations in PubMed

Anterior cruciate ligament graft impingement against the posterior cruciate ligament: diagnosis using MRI plus three-dimensional reconstruction software. [Magn Reson Imaging. 2004]
Anterior cruciate ligament graft impingement against the posterior cruciate ligament: diagnosis using MRI plus three-dimensional reconstruction software.
Fujimoto E, Sumen Y, Deie M, Yasumoto M, Kobayashi K, Ochi M. Magn Reson Imaging. 2004 Oct; 22(8):1125-9.
Histologic evaluation of posterior cruciate ligaments from osteoarthritic knees. [Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002]
Histologic evaluation of posterior cruciate ligaments from osteoarthritic knees.
Akisue T, Stulberg BN, Bauer TW, McMahon JT, Wilde AH, Kurosaka M. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Jul; (400):165-73.
Histologic comparison of posterior cruciate ligaments from arthritic and age-matched knee specimens. [J Arthroplasty. 1996]
Histologic comparison of posterior cruciate ligaments from arthritic and age-matched knee specimens.
Kleinbart FA, Bryk E, Evangelista J, Scott WN, Vigorita VJ. J Arthroplasty. 1996 Sep; 11(6):726-31.
Review Intra-articular ganglion cysts of the knee joint: a report of 85 cases and review of the literature. [Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Art...]
Review Intra-articular ganglion cysts of the knee joint: a report of 85 cases and review of the literature.
Krudwig WK, Schulte KK, Heinemann C. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2004 Mar; 12(2):123-9. Epub 2003 Sep 18.
Review Knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review. [Am J Sports Med. 2009]
Review Knee osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review.
Øiestad BE, Engebretsen L, Storheim K, Risberg MA. Am J Sports Med. 2009 Jul; 37(7):1434-43.

See reviews... See all...

Cited by 1 PubMed Central article

Mechanisms of quadriceps muscle weakness in knee joint osteoarthritis: the effects of prolonged vibration on torque and muscle activation in osteoarthritic and healthy control subjects. [Arthritis Res Ther. 2011]
Mechanisms of quadriceps muscle weakness in knee joint osteoarthritis: the effects of prolonged vibration on torque and muscle activation in osteoarthritic and healthy control subjects.
Rice DA, McNair PJ, Lewis GN. Arthritis Res Ther. 2011; 13(5):R151. Epub 2011 Sep 20.

Related information

Related Citations
Calculated set of PubMed citations closely related to the selected article(s) retrieved using a word weight algorithm. Related articles are displayed in ranked order from most to least relevant, with the “linked from” citation displayed first.
Cited in PMC
Full-text articles in the PubMed Central Database that cite the current articles.

Recent activity

Clear Turn Off Turn On

Cruciate ligaments in arthritic knees: a histologic study with radiologic correl...
Cruciate ligaments in arthritic knees: a histologic study with radiologic correlation.
J Arthroplasty. 2008 Jun ;23(4):567-72.

PubMed
Bearing surface design changes affect contact patterns in total knee arthroplast...
Bearing surface design changes affect contact patterns in total knee arthroplasty.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Nov ;464:127-31.

PubMed
The efficacy of autologous platelet gel in pain control and blood loss in total ...
The efficacy of autologous platelet gel in pain control and blood loss in total knee arthroplasty. An analysis of the haemoglobin, narcotic requirement and range of motion.
Int Orthop. 2007 Jun ;31(3):309-13. Epub 2006 Jul 1 .

PubMed
Platelet gel and fibrin sealant reduce allogeneic blood transfusions in total kn...
Platelet gel and fibrin sealant reduce allogeneic blood transfusions in total knee arthroplasty.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2006 May ;50(5):593-9.

PubMed
Antibacterial effect of autologous platelet gel enriched with growth factors and...
Antibacterial effect of autologous platelet gel enriched with growth factors and other active substances: an in vitro study.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Mar ;89(3):417-20.

PubMed

Your browsing activity is empty.

Activity recording is turned off.

Turn recording back on

PubMed

Result Filters

Display Settings:

Send to:

Cruciate ligaments in arthritic knees: a histologic study with radiologic correlation.

Source

Abstract

Comment in

MeSH Terms

MeSH Terms

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Medical

Supplemental Content

Save items

Related citations in PubMed

Cited by 1 PubMed Central article

Related information

Recent activity

Simple NCBI Directory

Getting Started

Resources

Popular

Featured

NCBI Information