Journal article
Quantification of ankle articular cartilage topography and thickness using a high resolution stereophotography system
Osteoarthritis and cartilage, Vol.15(2), pp.205-211
2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.07.008
PMID: 16949841
Abstract
Objective
To describe the topography and to measure thicknesses, surface areas and volumes in the cartilage layers of the ankle.
Methods
Twelve cadaveric ankle joints were disarticulated and the cartilage surfaces of each bone were imaged with a highly accurate (±2 μm) stereophotography system (ATOS™). The cartilage was then dissolved and the subchondral bone imaged. The geometric data were then used to measure the quantitative parameters in each cartilage layer.
Results
The mean cartilage volume across the 12 specimens ranged from 0.32 ± 0.08 ml for the fibula to 2.44 ± 0.48 ml for the talus. The mean thickness of both the talar (1.1 ± 0.18 mm) and tibial (1.16 ± 0.14 mm) cartilage was significantly thicker than the fibula (0.85 ± 0.13 mm). The talus had the greatest mean maximum cartilage thickness (2.38 ± 0.4 mm).
Conclusions
The reported stereophotographic technique may be used as an independent gold standard for validation of the accuracy of quantitative cartilage measurements made using magnetic resonance imaging. The thickness distribution maps show that the thickest articular cartilage occurs over the talar shoulders where osteochondral lesions commonly occur and not in the centre of the talar dome as commonly believed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Quantification of ankle articular cartilage topography and thickness using a high resolution stereophotography system
- Creators
- S.A Millington - Center for Applied Biomechanics, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAM Grabner - Department of Computer Graphics and Vision, Technical University of Graz, AustriaR Wozelka - Department of Computer Graphics and Vision, Technical University of Graz, AustriaD.D Anderson - Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAS.R Hurwitz - Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Foot and Ankle Division, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAJ.R Crandall - Center for Applied Biomechanics, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Osteoarthritis and cartilage, Vol.15(2), pp.205-211
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.joca.2006.07.008
- PMID
- 16949841
- ISSN
- 1063-4584
- eISSN
- 1522-9653
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984040222902771
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