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ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2019

Tibiofemoral bone bruise volume is not associated with meniscal injury and knee laxity in patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

Ricardo Bastos, Renato Andrade, Sebastiano Vasta, Rogério Pereira, Rocco Papalia, Willem van der Merwe, Scott Rodeo, João Espregueira-Mendes

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Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Ricardo BastosClínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal.
Renato AndradeClínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal.
Sebastiano VastaOrthopaedics and Trauma Surgery Department, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Rogério PereiraClínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal.
Rocco PapaliaOrthopaedics and Trauma Surgery Department, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Willem van der MerweUniversity of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Scott RodeoSports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
João Espregueira-MendesClínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal. espregueira@dhresearchcentre.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7429-4900
Universidade do Porto · PTUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · ITFernando Pessoa University · PTHospital for Special Surgery · USUniversidade Federal Fluminense · BRUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed at evaluating the association between the volume of the bone bruises and the magnitude of knee sagittal laxity and presence of meniscal injury in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. It was hypothesized that higher volumes of bone bruises will be associated with increased knee laxity and the presence of meniscal injury.

methodsPatients with clinical diagnosis of ACL injury were referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and knee sagittal laxity measurement with a mechanical instrumented device (Porto-Knee Testing Device). The femoral and tibial bone bruises were assessed by MRI and the volume measured by manually contouring the bone bruise using a computerized software and computed by a mathematical algorithm combining all measured areas. The ACL rupture type (partial or total), meniscal tear (medial or lateral), and the localization of bone bruise were also analyzed.

resultsSeventy-six ACL-ruptured participants were included and 34 patients displayed bone bruises. Tibiofemoral sagittal laxity was higher in participants with complete ACL rupture (p < 0.05), but not influenced by the volume of bone bruises and meniscal status (n.s.). The volume of bone bruises was not significantly associated with the meniscal lesion or with the tibiofemoral sagittal laxity, independently of the meniscal injury status (n.s.).

conclusionsThe volume of femoral and/or tibial bone bruises was not associated with the type of ACL injury, tibiofemoral sagittal laxity or the status of meniscal injury. Bone bruises must be considered as a radiographic sign of injury and should not be suggestive of injury severity and not overvalued. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Retrospective cohort study, Level III. IRB NUMBER: 0011/0014.

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AdultAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesCartilage, ArticularContusionsFemaleFemurHumansJoint InstabilityKnee JointMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTibiaYoung AdultBone bruiseBone contusionKnee laxityMeniscal injury

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