The lateral femoral notch sign following ACL injury: frequency, morphology and relation to meniscal injury and sports activity

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Elmar Herbst, Christian Hoser, Katja Tecklenburg, Marcel Filipovic, Christian Dallapozza, Mirco Herbort, Christian Fink]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 23/8(2015-08-01), 2250-2258
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 4 |a The lateral femoral notch sign following ACL injury: frequency, morphology and relation to meniscal injury and sports activity  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Elmar Herbst, Christian Hoser, Katja Tecklenburg, Marcel Filipovic, Christian Dallapozza, Mirco Herbort, Christian Fink] 
520 3 |a Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of the "lateral femoral notch sign” in acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and its correlation with lateral meniscal tears. Methods: Lateral plain radiographs and sagittal magnetic resonance images (each performed within 1month following injury) of 500 patients with acute and arthroscopically confirmed ACL tears were retrospectively evaluated for depth, length and position of the "lateral femoral notch sign”. The accompanying bone bruise was measured, as well. The correlation of the lateral femoral notch sign with high-risk and low-risk pivoting activities as well as with a lateral meniscus tear was evaluated. Results: A total of 26.4% of the patients had a lateral femoral notch sign deeper than 2.0mm with a mean depth of 2.8±0.8mm SD. All lateral femoral notches were situated near or slightly posterior to Blumensaat's line. ACL injuries sustained during high-risk pivoting sports were more prone to a lateral femoral notch sign than ACL injuries in low-risk pivoting sports (r=0.107 vs r=−0.107). Of all patients with a lateral femoral notch sign, 40.2% also had lateral meniscus tears. The correlation between the presence of the lateral femoral notch sign and lateral meniscus tears was statistically significant (p=0.004). Conclusion: In more than one-quarter of patients, plain radiographs may help to establish the diagnosis of an ACL tear. Further, a lateral femoral notch sign greater than 2.0mm also correlates with lateral meniscus tears. Hence, the lateral femoral notch sign is a useful diagnostic tool in daily clinical practice. Level of evidence: IV. 
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690 7 |a Lateral femoral notch sign  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Terminal sulcus  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Condylopatellar sulcus  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Lateral meniscus  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Anterior cruciate ligament  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Secondary signs  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Herbst  |D Elmar  |u Department of Trauma Surgery and Sports Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck (MUI), Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Hoser  |D Christian  |u Sportsclinicaustria, Olympiastrasse 39, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Tecklenburg  |D Katja  |u Medalp Sportklinik Imst, Medalp Platz 1, 6460, Imst, Austria  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Filipovic  |D Marcel  |u Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädische Chirurgie, Zentrum für Hand- und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Klinikum Traunstein, Cuno-Niggl-Straße 3, 83278, Traunstein, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Dallapozza  |D Christian  |u Department of Trauma Surgery and Sports Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck (MUI), Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Herbort  |D Mirco  |u Clinic for Trauma-, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Muenster, Waldeyerstrasse 1, 48149, Muenster, Germany  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Fink  |D Christian  |u Sportsclinicaustria, Olympiastrasse 39, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Hoser  |D Christian  |u Sportsclinicaustria, Olympiastrasse 39, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Tecklenburg  |D Katja  |u Medalp Sportklinik Imst, Medalp Platz 1, 6460, Imst, Austria  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Filipovic  |D Marcel  |u Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädische Chirurgie, Zentrum für Hand- und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Klinikum Traunstein, Cuno-Niggl-Straße 3, 83278, Traunstein, Germany  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Dallapozza  |D Christian  |u Department of Trauma Surgery and Sports Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck (MUI), Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Herbort  |D Mirco  |u Clinic for Trauma-, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Muenster, Waldeyerstrasse 1, 48149, Muenster, Germany  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Fink  |D Christian  |u Sportsclinicaustria, Olympiastrasse 39, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria  |4 aut 
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