BONY MORPHOLOGY: Comparative Anatomy and its Importance for the ACL

Bone morphology is related to static and dynamic parameters during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) kinematics and can affect injury mechanism patterns, gait analysis, biomechanical properties and surgical references for ligament reconstructions. It does not only depend on mechanical factors but reflects a developmental program with many other factor involved, including nutrition and hormones, especially those involved in the calcium metabolism. While Wolff ′s Law continues to be a dominant paradigm in Orthopaedics, in the past 15 years enormous advances have been made that have improved our understanding of how individual bones achieve their internal and external structure.

Source: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics - January 31, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sheila J. McNeill Ingham, Rogerio Teixeira de Carvalho, Rene J. Abdalla, Freddie H. Fu, C. Owen Lovejoy Source Type: research