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This evaluation included establishing a classification for notch shapes, identifying the shape frequency, measuring notch dimensions, and determining correlation between notch shape, notch dimensions, and demographic patient data. In this clinical cohort study, 102 consecutive patients underwent diagnostic arthroscopic evaluation of the notch. Several intra\u2010operative photos, videos, and measurements were taken of the notch. Demographic data for each patient were recorded including age, gender, height, weight, and BMI. Three categories of notch shape were established: 1. A\u2010shaped; 2. U\u2010shaped; and 3. W\u2010shaped. Two blinded independent orthopedic surgeons were asked to categorize the recorded notches. Notch shape, dimensions, and demographic factors were correlated. Of the 102\u00a0notches evaluated, 55\u00a0notches were found to be \u201cA\u2010shaped,\u201d 42 \u201cU\u2010shaped,\u201d and 5 \u201cW\u2010shaped.\u201d \u201cA\u2010shaped\u201d notches were narrower in all width dimensions than \u201cU\u2010shaped\u201d notches. Only patient height was found to influence notch shape with a positive association between taller patients and \u201cU\u2010shaped\u201d and \u201cW\u2010shaped\u201d notches (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.011). Women had a smaller notch width at the base and middle of the notch. With this data, surgeons who enter the knee and appreciate an \u201cA\u2010shaped\u201d notch should consider placing the arthroscope in the anteromedial portal and drill the femoral tunnel through an accessory medial portal to improve visualization and accuracy in anatomic femoral tunnel creation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-010-1135-z","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,13]],"date-time":"2010-04-13T12:51:32Z","timestamp":1271163092000},"page":"1257-1262","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":125,"title":["Femoral intercondylar notch shape and dimensions in ACL\u2010injured patients"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Carola F.","family":"van Eck","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Kaufman Building Suite 1011, 3471 Fifth Avenue 15213 Pittsburgh PA USA"},{"name":"Orthopaedic Research Centre Amsterdam Academic Medical Center Meibergdreef 9 1100 Amsterdam The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cesar A. 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