Blumensaat line
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Blumensaat line, also known as the intercondylar line, is the line drawn along the roof of the intercondylar notch of the femur on a sagittal view of the knee.
It can beenbe used for:
- indicating the relative position of the patella - normally intersects the lower pole of the patella
- evaluating for ACL injury - normal ACL Blumensaat angle is ≤15°
- describing the course of an ACL graft (see the evaluation of ACL reconstruction)
- identifying the location of lateral femoral condyle sulcus - should be within 10 mm of the line
It may not always be straight and three types have been described 3:
- straight: ~35%
- small hill: ~20%
- large hill: ~45%
-<p><strong>Blumensaat line</strong>, also known as the <strong>intercondylar line</strong>, is the line drawn along the roof of the intercondylar notch of the <a href="/articles/femur">femur</a> on sagittal view of the knee.</p><p>It can been used for:</p><ul>-<li>indicating relative position of patella - normally intersects the lower pole of the <a href="/articles/patella">patella</a>- +<p><strong>Blumensaat line</strong>, also known as the <strong>intercondylar line</strong>, is the line drawn along the roof of the intercondylar notch of the <a href="/articles/femur">femur</a> on a sagittal view of the knee.</p><p>It can be used for:</p><ul>
- +<li>indicating the relative position of the patella - normally intersects the lower pole of the <a href="/articles/patella">patella</a>
-<li>describing course of an ACL graft (see <a href="/articles/radiographic-evaluation-of-anterior-cruciate-ligament-reconstruction">evaluation of ACL reconstruction</a>)</li>-<li>identifying location of <a href="/articles/lateral-femoral-notch-sign-knee">lateral femoral condyle sulcus</a> - <a href="/articles/lateral-femoral-notch-sign-knee"></a>should be within 10 mm of the line</li>- +<li>describing the course of an ACL graft (see the <a href="/articles/radiographic-evaluation-of-anterior-cruciate-ligament-reconstruction">evaluation of ACL reconstruction</a>)</li>
- +<li>identifying the location of <a href="/articles/lateral-femoral-notch-sign-knee">lateral femoral condyle sulcus</a> - <a href="/articles/lateral-femoral-notch-sign-knee"></a>should be within 10 mm of the line</li>
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