ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2018
Contrast-Enhanced MRI Evaluation of Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone and Hamstring ACL Autograft Healing in Humans: A Prospective Randomized Study.
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- Comparative assessment of graft maturity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using different graft types: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Mid-Term Tibial Tunnel Enlargement and Graft Maturation After ACL Reconstruction: A 5-Year Follow-Up Linking Morphological Dynamics to Knee Function.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Why Should Return to Sport Be Delayed by up to Two Years After ACL Reconstruction? A Narrative Review of the Biological, Surgical and Rehabilitation Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Association Between Early Postoperative Graft Signal Intensity and Residual Knee Laxity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) detects increased vascularity of the torn anterior cruciate ligament.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Effect of Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Incorporation.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundGadopentetate dimeglumine-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or gadolinium-enhanced MRI, was used to prospectively study the postoperative course of bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) and combined semitendinosus and gracilis (STG) tendon autografts following arthroscopically assisted reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in humans. Gadopentetate dimeglumine is a contrast agent that has been shown to enhance the signal of vascularized tissue when examined by MRI. PURPOSE: To prospectively determine and compare the pattern and timing of autograft revascularization following arthroscopically assisted ACL reconstruction by BPTB or STG autografts. STUDY
designRandomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1.
methodsA total of 73 patients (63 males, 10 females) with ACL tears who were scheduled to undergo reconstruction consented to participate in this study. The patients were randomized to receive arthroscopically assisted reconstruction of the ACL employing either BPTB or STG autografts. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI scans were scheduled at 3-month intervals during the first postoperative year to assess the integrity, timing, and pattern of enhancement of the ACL graft. The temporal sequence and morphologic characteristics of imaged signals were compared for both types of ACL reconstructions.
resultsBased on all knees with 1 exception, there were no statistically significant differences in gadopentetate dimeglumine-mediated graft enhancement grade observed between BPTB and STG autografts.
conclusionThe results suggest that autograft revascularization probably varies in intensity and location during the time course of graft healing. The interval signal changes observed 3 to 9 months, but especially 6 to 9 months, postoperatively are due to increased contrast uptake as a reflection of ongoing neovascularization during the process of ligamentization.
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