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Comparative Study
. 1993 Oct;64(5):567-70.
doi: 10.3109/17453679308993694.

Laxity after cruciate ligament injury in 94 knees. The KT-1000 arthrometer versus roentgen stereophotogrammetry

H Jonsson  1 , J Kärrholm, L G Elmqvist
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Comparative Study

Laxity after cruciate ligament injury in 94 knees. The KT-1000 arthrometer versus roentgen stereophotogrammetry

H Jonsson et al. Acta Orthop Scand. 1993 Oct.

Abstract

We examined 94 knees with chronic anterior cruciate ligament injuries, 55 of which had been operated with ligament reconstruction, using the KT-1000 arthrometer (89 N anterior force) and roentgen stereophotogrammetry (RSA, 150 N anterior, 80 N posterior force). In intact knees the tibial displacement did not differ between the methods. In injured knees, operated or not, the KT-1000 recorded smaller AP translations and side-differences than RSA. Thus, the stabilizing effect of reconstructive surgery may be overrated, if evaluated with the standard KT-1000 technique.

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