Abstract
Trochlear dysplasia (TD) is a developmental condition and classified in to four types by Dejour. Patients with TD are more likely to have anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Increased ACL loading caused by TD may result in ACL-mucoid degeneration (MD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of ACL-MD in patients with TD and investigate whether there was a correlation between ACL-MD and TD grade and tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance. Knee MR examinations of one hundred five patients with TD were included in this study. TD was graded according to Dejour (type A, B, C, and D), and Lippacher classification (low and high grade). TT-TG distance was also measured (15 mm considered as normal). Then ACL was assessed on MRI sequences for MD. Criteria for ACL-MD were thickened ACL with increased signal intensity on all MR sequences. Among 105 patients with TD, 35 patients (33,3%) had ACL-MD. One-half of the ACL-MD was noted in knees with type A TD (50,0%). According to Lippacher classification, one half of the patients with low-grade dyspslasia had ACL-MD (50,0%). There was also a positive correlation between ACL-MD and TT-TG distance. TD and patellar instability are significant risk factors for ACL-MD. Due to the high prevelance of ACL-MD with TD we advised the preoperative evaluation of ACL with knee MRI.
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