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ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2017

Can we predict the size of frequently used autografts in ACL reconstruction?

Philip Zakko, Carola F van Eck, Daniel Guenther, James J Irrgang, Freddie H Fu

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Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Philip ZakkoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Kaufman Building Suite 1011, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Carola F van EckDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Kaufman Building Suite 1011, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Daniel GuentherDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Kaufman Building Suite 1011, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
James J IrrgangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Kaufman Building Suite 1011, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Freddie H FuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Kaufman Building Suite 1011, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. ffu@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · US

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6 · The paper itself

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purposeThis study presents a method to measure the size of quadriceps, patellar tendon and hamstring autografts using preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

methodsSixty-two subjects with a mean age of 25 ± 10 years who underwent ACL surgery between 2011 and 2014 were included. Patient anthropometric data were recorded for all subjects. During surgery, the respective autograft was harvested and measured using commercially available graft sizers. MRI measurements were performed by two raters, who were blinded to the intra-operative measurements.

resultsThe inter- and intra-rater reliability was ≥0.8 for all MRI measurements. The intra-class correlation coefficient between the MRI measurement of the graft and the actual size of the harvested graft was 0.639. There were significant correlations between quadriceps tendon thickness and height (r = 0.3, p < 0.03), weight (r = 0.3, p < 0.01), BMI (r = 0.3, p < 0.04) and gender (r = -0.4, p < 0.002) and patellar tendon thickness and height (r = 0.4, p < 0.01), weight (r = 0.3, p < 0.01) and gender (r = -0.4, p < 0.012).

conclusionPreoperative MRI measurements of quadriceps, patellar tendon and hamstring graft size are highly reliable with moderate-to-good accuracy. Significant correlations between patient anthropometric data and the thicknesses of the quadriceps and patellar tendons were observed. Obtaining this information can be useful for preoperative planning and to help counsel patients on appropriate graft choices prior to surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.

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AdolescentAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionAnthropometryAutograftsBody WeightFemaleHamstring MusclesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMonckeberg Medial Calcific SclerosisPatellar LigamentQuadriceps MuscleReproducibility of ResultsACLGraft size measurementHamstring autograftMRIPatellar tendon autograftQuadriceps tendon autograft

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