Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 Frequency, morphology, and location of mechanoreceptors in tibial remnant of ACL
Case number | Injury–surgery interval (months) | ACL stump pattern | Position | Number of MRs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | Free | IF | 1 |
5 | 12 | Adhered to PCL | ST | 2 |
7 | 78 | Adhered to tibia | ST | 1 |
11 | 6 | Adhered to PCL | ST | 3 |
12 | 6 | Free | ST | 1 |
17 | 60 | Adhered to PCL | IF | 1 |
18 | 12 | Free | ST | 7 |
21 | 36 | Adhered to PCL | IF | 1 |
26 | 24 | Adhered to PCL | IF | 2 |
29 | 48 | Adhered to PCL | IF | 1 |
30 | 12 | Adhered to PCL | IF | 1 |
31 | 32 | Adhered to PCL | ST | 1 |
33 | 9 | Free | ST | 3 |
35 | 4 | Free | IF | 1 |
36 | 9 | Adhered to PCL | ST | 3 |
37 | 18 | Adhered to PCL | ST | 9 |
38 | 16 | Adhered to tibia | IF | 1 |