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Table 1 Comprehensive list of the 50 most cited studies on posterior tibial slope

From: The 50 most cited studies on posterior tibial slope in joint preserving knee surgery

Rank

First Author (Year), Journal, Country, Title

Citations

Study type

LOE

MINORS

MCMS

MQCSRE

1

Giffin (2004), Am J Sports Med, US

447

Cadaveric

5

N/A

N/A

N/A

Effects of increasing tibial slope on the biomechanics of the knee

2

Dejour (1994), J Bone Joint Surg Br, FR

361

Diagnostic Study

2

N/A

N/A

20

Tibial translation after anterior cruciate ligament rupture – 2 radiological tests compared

3

Hashemi (2008); J Bone Joint Surg Am, US

257

Diagnostic Study

 

N/A

N/A

19

The Geometry of the Tibial Plateau and Its Influence on the Biomechanics of the Tibiofemoral Joint

4

Hashemi (2010), Am J Sports Med, US

229

Case Control

3

14

62

14

Shallow Medial Tibial Plateau and Steep Medial and Lateral Tibial Slopes New Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

5

Brandon (2006), Arthrocopy, US

201

Case Control

3

13

N/A

N/A

The association between posterior-inferior tibial slope and anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency

6

Simon (2010), J Biomech, US

163

Case Control

3

16

41

13

A case–control study of anterior cruciate ligament volume, tibial plateau slopes and intercondylar notch dimensions in ACL-injured knees

7

Webb (2013), Am J Sports Med, AUS

159

Case Control

3

18

65

N/A

Posterior Tibial Slope and Further Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Reconstructed Patient

8

Todd (2010), Am J Sports Med, US

156

Case Control

3

17

56

N/A

The Relationship Between Posterior Tibial Slope and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

9

Hudek (2009), Clin Orthop, SUI

152

Diagnostic Study

4

N/A

N/A

18

Novel Measurement Technique of the Tibial Slope on Conventional MRI

10

Shelburne (2011), J Orthop Res, US

147

Computer Simulation

V

N/A

N/A

N/A

Effect of Posterior Tibial Slope on Knee Biomechanics during Functional Activity

11

Yue (2011), J Arthroplasty, US

146

Cross sectional

4

N/A

N/A

12

Differences of Knee Anthropometry Between Chinese and White Men and Women

12

Giffin (2007), Am J Sports Med, US

120

Cadaveric

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Importance of tibial slope for stability of the posterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee

13

Christensen (2015), Am J Sports Med, US

118

Case Control

3

17

59

15

Lateral Tibial Posterior Slope Is Increased in Patients With Early Graft Failure After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

14

Dejour (2015), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, FR

116

Cohort Study

3

9

67

N/A

Tibial slope correction combined with second revision ACL produces good knee stability and prevents graft rupture

15

El-Azab (2010), Am J Sports Med, GER

106

Cohort Study

3

  

21

Patellar Height and Posterior Tibial Slope After Open- and Closed-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy A Radiological Study on 100 Patients

16

Chiu (2000), Am J Sports Med, JAP

104

Cadaveric

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

Posterior slope of tibial plateau in Chinese

17

Sonnery-Cottet (2014), Am J Sports Med, FR

103

Case Series

4

10

55

N/A

Proximal Tibial Anterior Closing Wedge Osteotomy in Repeat Revision of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

18

Yoo (2008), J Arthroplasty, KOR

102

Diagnostic Study

4

N/A

N/A

19

Anatomical references to assess the posterior tibial slope in total knee arthroplasty: A comparison of 5 anatomical axes

19

Beynnon (2014), Am J Sports Med, US

97

Case Control

3

16

54

N/A

Increased Slope of the Lateral Tibial Plateau Subchondral Bone Is Associated With Greater Risk of Noncontact ACL Injury in Females but Not in Males A Prospective Cohort Study With a Nested, Matched Case–Control Analysis

20

Feucht (2013), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, GER

96

Review

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

The role of the tibial slope in sustaining and treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries

21

Sonnery-Cottet (2011), J Bone Joint Surg Br, FR

95

Case Control

3

12

38

13

The influence of the tibial slope and the size of the intercondylar notch on rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament

22

Wordeman (2012), Am J Sports Med, US

95

Meta-Analysis

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

In Vivo Evidence for Tibial Plateau Slope as a Risk Factor for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

23

Hudek (2011), Clin Orthop SUI

94

Case Control

2

15

51

14

Is Noncontact ACL Injury Associated with the Posterior Tibial and Meniscal Slope?

24

McLean (2011), J Bone Joint Surg Am, US

94

Cadaveric

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

The Relationship Between Anterior Tibial Acceleration, Tibial Slope, and ACL Strain During a Simulated Jump Landing Task

25

El-Azab (2008), J Bone Joint Surg Br, GER

94

Cohort Study

3

N/A

N/A

21

The effect of closed- and open-wedge high tibial osteotomy on tibial slope—A retrospective radiological review of 120 cases

26

Hohmann (2011), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, AUS

91

Case Control

3

16

61

19

Is there a correlation between posterior tibial slope and non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries?

27

Salmon (2018), Am J Sports Med, AUS

91

Case Control

3

20

90

N/A

20-Year Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Tendon Autograft The Catastrophic Effect of Age and Posterior Tibial Slope

28

Utzschneider (2011), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, GER

90

Cadaveric

2

N/A

N/A

22

Development and validation of a new method for the radiologic measurement of the tibial slope

29

Vyas (2011), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, US

63

Case Control

3

16

50

16

Increased medial tibial slope in teenage pediatric population with open physes and anterior cruciate ligament injuries

30

Song (2007), Orthopedics, KOR

61

Cohort Study

3

N/A

N/A

20

How to avoid unintended increase of posterior slope in navigation-assisted open-wedge high tibial osteotomy

31

Chae (2008), The Knee, KOR

60

Cohort Study

3

N/A

N/A

25

Tibial slope and patellar height after opening wedge high tibia osteotomy using autologous tricortical iliac bone graft

 

32

Li (2014), Am J Sports Med, CN

59

Case Control

3

8

55

N/A

Posterior Tibial Slope Influences Static Anterior Tibial Translation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction A Minimum 2-Year Follow-up Study

33

Eckhoff (1994), Clin Orthop, US

59

Cadaveric

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

3-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction of tibial torsion

34

Bernhardson (2019), Am J Sports Med, US

58

Cadaveric

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Tibial Slope and Its Effect on Force in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Grafts: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Force Increases Linearly as Posterior Tibial Slope Increases

35

Alentorn-Geli, (2014), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, ES

56

Review

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in sports-Part I: Systematic review of risk factors in male athletes

36

Marouane (2014), J Biomech, US

55

Computer Simulation

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Steeper posterior tibial slope markedly increases ACL force in both active gait and passive knee joint under compression

37

Hinterwimmer (2011), Am J Sports Med, GER

55

Case Series

4

N/A

N/A

22

Control of Posterior Tibial Slope and Patellar Height in Open-Wedge Valgus High Tibial Osteotomy

 

38

Cullu (2005), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, TUR

55

Diagnostic Study

4

N/A

N/A

22

Tibial slope changes following dome-type high tibial osteotomy

39

Faschingbauer (2014), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, GER

53

Diagnostic Study

2

N/A

N/A

21

Can the tibial slope be measured on lateral knee radiographs?

40

Voos (2012), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, US

53

Cadaveric

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Effect of tibial slope on the stability of the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee

41

Marouane (2015),J Biomech, US

51

Computer Simulation

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Quantification of the role of tibial posterior slope in knee joint mechanics and ACL force in simulated gait

42

Dargel (2009), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, GER

50

Cadaveric

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

Side differences in the anatomy of human knee joints

43

Grassi (2019), Am J Sports Med, ITA

50

Case Control

3

16

43

16

Steep Posterior Tibial Slope, Anterior Tibial Subluxation, Deep Posterior Lateral Femoral Condyle, and Meniscal Deficiency Are Common Findings in Multiple Anterior Cruciate Ligament Failures: An MRI Case–Control Study

44

Nunley (2014), J Arthroplasty, US

50

Cohort Study

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

Extreme Variability in Posterior Slope of the Proximal Tibia: Measurements on 2395 CT Scans of Patients Undergoing UKA?

45

Zeng (2016), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, CN

47

Case Control

3

13

43

N/A

Is posterior tibial slope associated with noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury?

46

Weinberg (2017), Am J Sports Med, US

47

Cross sectional

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

Differences in Medial and Lateral Posterior Tibial Slope: An Osteological Review of 1090 Tibiae Comparing Age, Sex, and Race

47

Lee (2018), Arthroscopy, KOR

46

Case Control

3

15

43

N/A

Does Posterior Tibial Slope Affect Graft Rupture Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?

48

Nha (2016), Am J Sports Med, KOR

 

Meta Analysis

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

Change in Posterior Tibial Slope After Open-Wedge and Closed-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy A Meta-analysis

49

Cantin (2015), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, FR

43

Review

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

The role of high tibial osteotomy in the treatment of knee laxity: a comprehensive review

50

Imhoff FB (2019), Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, US

42

Cadaveric

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

Slope-reducing tibial osteotomy decreases ACL-graft forces and anterior tibial translation under axial load