Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

Yazarlar: Uğur Erdem IŞIKAN, Cemil ERTÜRK, Ali LEVENT, İbrahim Avşin ÖZTÜRK, Ömer KARAKAŞ, Mehmet Akif ALTAY

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Bone Anteversion,Tibial torsion,Menisci

Özet: Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the isolated meniscal tears and its relation with the rotational alignments and quadriceps angles (Q angles) of the lower limb. Patients and methods: This study included 60 knees of 30 patients with unilateral isolated meniscal tears (mean age 35.3; range 17 to 47 years) and 60 knees of 30 healthy men were examined (mean age, 33.6; range 24 to 46 years) as controls. We divided into four groups of 30 limbs each as follows. Group 1 included the patients with isolated meniscal tears, and Group 2 included the patients with the contralateral intact limb. However, Group 3 included the healthy controls with ipsilateral limb, and Group 4 included the healthy controls with contralateral limb. The lower extremity of all groups were imaged by computed tomography and femoral anteversion, tibial torsion, and Q angles were measured. Results: There was no statistical difference in the rotational alignments with the lower limb between the four groups. Additionally, there was no statistical difference in the Q angles between the isolated meniscal tears group and the contralateral knees. In this study, we observed significantly higher Q angle in the patient groups than controls. Conclusion: We were not able to show any association between the isolated meniscal tears and rotational alignments with the lower limb. This result suggest that the lower extremity torsional deformities cannot be regarded as primary etiological factor for the isolated meniscal tears. However, increased Q angles may be played a role as predisposing factors for meniscal tears.

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