Table 1.
Anatomic center of ACL femoral footprint
No. | Article (year) | Center of anteromedial bundle, %, × , M ± SD | Number of cases | Method for measurement |
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1 | Yamamoto (2004) [43] | 25.0 ± 5 × 16.0 ± 5 | 10 | Standard lateral radiographs |
2 | Colombet (2006) [44] | 26.4 ± 2.6 × 25.3 ± 4.2 | 7 | Standard lateral radiographs |
3 | Tsukada (2008) [45] | 25.9 ± 2 × 17.8 ± 2.9 | 36 | Standard lateral radiographs |
4 | Lorenz (2009) [46] | 21 ± 3 × 22 ± 2 | 12 | Standard lateral radiographs |
5 | Forsythe (2010) [47] | 21.7 ± 2.5 × 33.2 ± 5.6 | 8 | 3D CT, similar to standard lateral radiographs position |
6 | Iriuchishima (2010) [48] | 15 ± 6 × 26 ± 8 | 15 | Standard lateral radiographs |
7 | Pietrini (2011) [49] | 21.6 ± 5.6 × 14.2 ± 7.7 | 12 | Standard lateral radiographs |
8 | Zantop (2008) [50] | 18.5 × 22.3 | 20 | Standard lateral radiographs |
Theoretical center* (pooled M ± SD) | 24.2 ± 4.0 × 21.6 ± 5.2 | – | – |
, distance from the center of the footprint to the proximal border along line ; , distance from the center of the footprint to the Blumensaat line; and are expressed as percentages of and . , total sagittal diameter of the lateral condyle along the Blumensaat line; , maximum intercondylar notch height; CT, computed tomography; M ± SD, mean ± standard deviation.
*The theoretical center of the anteromedial bundle was deduced by the pooled M ± SD of eight studies.