Clinical Research on Articular Cartilage Injury Complicated with the Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Athlete and Non-athlete
- VernacularTitle:运动员与非运动员前交叉韧带断裂后继发膝关节软骨损伤的临床对比研究
- Author:
Yingfang AO
;
Changlong YU
;
Dexiang TIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine
2001;20(1):29-30
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the articular cartilage injuries complicated with the rupture of anterior cruciate ligament(ACL)in 21 athletes and 43 non-athletes,and investigate the cause and the pattern of cartilage of knee following the ACL rupture in those patients.Methods The pathologic change,location,degree of cartilage lesion were observed. The relationship between the incidence, occurrent time,degree of cartilage injury and ACL rupture,injured degree of cartilage and the course of ACL rupture were studied.Results The incidence of cartilage injury were 75% in all patients, 66.7% in athletes and 79%in non-athletes. Incidence of cartilage injury in non-athletes was significantly higher than that in athletes (P<0.01).Incidence of serious injury of cartilage in the course more than 1 year was significantly higher than that less than 1 year (P<0.01),but there were no statistical difference between the two groups.Conclusion The incidence of articular cartilage injury following ACL rupture were significantly raised in athletes and non-athletes. The longer the ACL ruptured, the more serious the cartilage injured. Results indicated that articular cartilage injuries in the ACL rupture knee were mainly caused by the instability of knee.
