Surgical parameters influence paediatric knee kinematics and cartilage stresses in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Navigating subject-specific variability using neuromusculoskeletal-finite element modelling analysis.

Autor: Dastgerdi AK; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Esrafilian A; Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland., Carty CP; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.; Department of Orthopedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Nasseri A; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Barzan M; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Korhonen RK; Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland., Astori I; Department of Orthopedics, Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Hall W; School of Engineering and Built Environment, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Saxby DJ; Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA [Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc] 2024 Aug 06. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 06.
DOI: 10.1002/ksa.12413
Abstrakt: Purpose: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is increasingly common in paediatric and adolescent populations, typically requiring surgical ACL reconstruction (ACLR) to restore knee stability. However, ACLR substantially alters knee biomechanics (e.g., motion and tissue mechanics) placing the patient at elevated risk of early-onset knee osteoarthritis.
Methods: This study employed a linked neuromusculoskeletal (NMSK)-finite element (FE) model to determine effects of four critical ACLR surgical parameters (graft type, size, location and pre-tension) on tibial articular cartilage stresses in three paediatric knees of different sizes during walking. Optimal surgical combinations were defined by minimal kinematic and tibial cartilage stress deviations in comparison to a corresponding intact healthy knee, with substantial deviations defined by normalized root mean square error (nRMSE) > 10%.
Results: Results showed unique trends of principal stress deviations across knee sizes with small knee showing least deviation from intact knee, followed by large- and medium-sized knees. The nRMSE values for cartilage stresses displayed notable variability across different knees. Surgical combination yielding the highest nRMSE in comparison to the one with lowest nRMSE resulted in an increase of maximum principal stress on the medial tibial cartilage by 18.0%, 6.0% and 1.2% for small, medium and large knees, respectively. Similarly, there was an increase of maximum principal stress on lateral tibial cartilage by 11.2%, 4.1% and 12.7% for small, medium and large knees, respectively. Knee phenotype and NMSK factors contributed to deviations in knee kinematics and tibial cartilage stresses. Although optimal surgical configurations were found for each knee size, no generalizable trends emerged emphasizing the subject-specific nature of the knee and neuromuscular system.
Conclusion: Study findings underscore subject-specific complexities in ACLR biomechanics, necessitating personalized surgical planning for effective restoration of native motion and tissue mechanics. Future research should expand investigations to include a broader spectrum of subject-specific factors to advance personalized surgical planning.
Level of Evidence: Level III.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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