Pathology & Biomechanics of Unicompartmental Arthritis John Goodfellow Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford
Extreme case
Typical cases Antero-medial OA Functionally intact ACL Posterior Anterior
Preserved Cartilage Lost Cartilage & Bone Antero-medial OA
Preserved Cartilage Lost Cartilage & Bone Antero-medial OA Varus deformity corrects in flexion Medial collateral ligament tight Prevents ligament shortening Loss of cartilage & bone Varus deformity Medial collateral ligament lax
Antero-medial OA Varus deformity corrects in flexion Medial collateral ligament tight Prevents ligament shortening Correctable Varus Deformity
ACL Intact ACL rupture Loss of cartilage & bone Posteriorly Medial collateral ligament lax Varus deformity persists in flexion Medial collateral ligament lax MCL short Fixed deformity
Extreme case
Deformity corrects in flexion Bone preserved posteriorly
Deformity corrects with stress
Anteromedial Osteoarthritis Cartilage loss limited to ANTERIOR TIBIAL PLATEAU INFERIOR FEMORAL CONDYLE ACL INTACT CORRECTABLE VARUS DEFORMITY
Varus Valgus
Lateral X-ray ANTERIORANTERIOR Posterior extent of cartilage loss correlates with the state of the ACL ACL+ ACL- Gross (sublux) ACL?
Anteromedial Osteoarthritis
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