Reconstruction of three-dimensional models of knee joint using CT image post-processing technique：evaluation of bone tunnel difference after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using three-dimensional computed tomography / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that factors affecting the outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction mainly depend on the position of bone tunnels. However, there stil exists certain controversy over the researches on the position of bone tunnels. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical value of three-dimensional computed tomography on postoperative evaluation of bone tunnel after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction under arthroscopic assistance. METHODS:Fifty-eight patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury who received the treatment from January 2014 to August 2014 underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction under arthroscopic assistance. The femoral end was fixed using an Endobutton, and tibial end was fixed using absorbable interference screws. 58 knees from patients were scanned respectively by means of a dual-source CT scanner. A three-dimensional model of knee was rebuilt on a CT image post-processing workstation to reproduce the medial wal of the lateral femoral condyle and reconstruct single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament, tibial plateau and bone tunnel. The cases that had a Lysholm score≥ 80 points were included in the excelent and good group and those who had a Lysholm score 0.05). These results confirm that three-dimensional computed tomography can help to clearly reconstruct the images of bone tunnel and anterior cruciate ligament grafts after operation, which can be used clinicaly to assess the relationship between bone tunnel location and graft misshaping.