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KMID : 0828620080120020102
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Journal of Korean Arthroscopy Society
2008 Volume.12 No. 2 p.102 ~ p.106
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Anatomic Localization okf neurovascular Bundle at the Level of the Korean Knee Joint: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
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Kim Yeung-Jin
Kim Tae-Kyun
Yang Hwan-Deok
Kim Hyoung-Joon
Shim Sung-Woo
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Abstract
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Purpose: To evaluate the anatomical localization of neurovascular bundle at the level of the korean knee joint using a magnetic resonance imaging study and minimize the risk of neurovascular injury from arthroscopy surgery.
Materials and Methods: The transverse and central axes were described on axial MRI scans of 100 korean knee joints. The distance between the neurovascular bundle and central axis was measured. The differences in neurovascular bundle localization according to sex and side were analyzed. The results were evaluated with SPSS(ver. 10.1). The influence of sex was evaluated by t-test. The difference between right and left side was evaluated by paired t-test. Significance was considered as p<0.05.
Results: Whereas neurovascular bundle localization was lateral to the central axis in 94 cases(94%), it was on central axis in 6 cases(6%). There was no statistically significant difference of sex and side(P>0.05).
Conclusion: Preoperative evaluation of neurovascular bundle with MR axial scans may prevent neurovascular injury when performing arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and interventions on the posterior horns of menisci.
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KEYWORD
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Neurovascular bundle, Knee, Magnetic resonance imaging
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