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First published on August 16, 2004, doi:10.1177/0363546504265937
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine 32:1675-1680 (2004)
© 2004 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

The Effect of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction on Meniscal Strain

Albert W. Pearsall, IV, MD* and J. Marcus Hollis, PhD

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery Biomechanics Laboratory, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama

* Address correspondence to Albert W. Pearsall IV, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Alabama Medical Center, 2451 Fillingim Street, Mobile, AL 36617 (e-mail: apearsal{at}usouthal.edu).

Background: The relationship between posterior cruciate ligament insufficiency and meniscal injury is unclear.

Hypothesis: Posterior cruciate ligament insufficiency results in increased medial and lateral meniscal strain.

Study Design: Descriptive anatomic study.

Methods: Eight cadaveric specimens were evaluated with a 6-axis load cell and differential variable reluctance transducer strain gauges placed in both menisci. Data were recorded in the posterior cruciate ligament–intact state after posterior cruciate ligament transection and after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Results: The effect of posterior cruciate ligament state on meniscal strain was more pronounced at higher flexion angles. At 60° and 90° of flexion, there was a significant effect of posterior cruciate ligament sectioning and reconstruction on meniscal strain (P < .026). Average meniscal strain for both medial and lateral menisci increased between the intact and the posterior cruciate ligament–cut states. Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction decreased strain values to that of the intact knee.

Conclusions: Meniscal strain increases with complete posterior cruciate ligament injury and is returned to posterior cruciate ligament–intact levels after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Clinical Relevance: Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction may play an important role in reducing meniscal strain and subsequent degeneration within the posterior cruciate ligament–injured knee.

Key Words: meniscus • posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) • strain • ligament reconstruction




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