Yao Jie, Wen Chun Yi, Zhang Ming, Cheung Jason Tak-Man, Yan Chunhoi, Chiu Kwong-Yuen, Lu William Weijia, Fan Yubo
National Key Lab of Virtual Reality Technology, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Int Orthop. 2014 May;38(5):973-81. doi: 10.1007/s00264-014-2290-5. Epub 2014 Feb 25.
The tibial drill-guide angle in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction influences the tunnel placement and graft-tunnel force, and is potentially associated with post-operative tunnel widening. This study aimed to examine the effect of the drill-guide angle on the stress redistribution at the tibial tunnel aperture after anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction.
A validated finite element model of human knee joint was used. The tibial tunnel with drill-guide angle ranging from 30° to 75° was investigated. The post-operative stress redistribution in tibia under the compressive, valgus, rotational and complex loadings was analysed.
Compressive loading played a leading role on the stress redistribution at intra-articular tibial tunnel aperture. After ACL reconstruction, stress concentration occurred in the anterior and posterior regions of tunnel aperture while stress reduction occurred in the lateral and posteromedial regions under the compressive loading. Stress redistribution was partially alleviated by using the drill-guide angle ranging from 55° to 65°.
The present study quantified the effect of bone tunnel drill-guide angle on the post-operative stress redistribution. This phenomenon potentially contributed to tunnel widening. A tunnel drill-guide angle ranging from 55° to 65° was proposed based on the biomechanical rationale. It could serve as a helpful surgical guide for ACL reconstruction.
前交叉韧带(ACL)重建术中胫骨钻孔导向角度会影响隧道位置和移植物-隧道受力,且可能与术后隧道增宽有关。本研究旨在探讨解剖单束ACL重建术后钻孔导向角度对胫骨隧道开口处应力再分布的影响。
使用经过验证的人体膝关节有限元模型。研究了钻孔导向角度范围为30°至75°的胫骨隧道。分析了在压缩、外翻、旋转和复合载荷下胫骨术后的应力再分布情况。
压缩载荷在关节内胫骨隧道开口处的应力再分布中起主导作用。ACL重建后,在压缩载荷下,隧道开口的前部和后部出现应力集中,而外侧和后内侧区域出现应力降低。使用55°至65°的钻孔导向角度可部分缓解应力再分布。
本研究量化了骨隧道钻孔导向角度对术后应力再分布的影响。这种现象可能导致隧道增宽。基于生物力学原理,提出了55°至65°的隧道钻孔导向角度范围。它可为ACL重建提供有益的手术指导。