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Flexibility of infrapatellar fat pad affecting anterior knee pain 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft.
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- Effect of physical therapy on the flexibility of the infrapatellar fat pad: A single-blind randomised controlled trial.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Ultrasound Characteristics of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
- Sport-Specific Considerations in ACL Reconstruction: Diagnostic Evaluation and Graft Selection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Evaluation of Reactive Strength Index During Single-Limb Vertical Jumps and Isokinetic Strength Five to Eight Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Biomechanical assessment of Hoffa fat pad characteristics with ultrasound: a narrative review focusing on diagnostic imaging and image-guided interventions.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Review
- A novel infrapatellar fat pad preservation technique in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction reduces postoperative pain and cartilage damage: a retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Shear wave elastography reveals elevated infrapatellar fat pad stiffness in patients with early osteoarthritis symptoms after ACL reconstruction.Osteoarthritis imaging · 2025Article
- Relationship between ultrasonographic findings and subscales of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score in patients with early knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter study.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2025Observational
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- The thickness change ratio and preservation ratio of the infrapatellar fat pad are related to anterior knee pain in patients following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Outcome analysis of infrapatellar fat pad partial resection or preservation in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Relationship between the change in infrapatellar fat pad thickness assessed using ultrasonography and anterior knee pain on squatting after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2023Article
- Consequences of anterior knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A 2015-2020 cohort study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to identify factors affecting anterior knee pain (AKP) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with hamstring tendon autograft using ultrasonography. Forty-two patients were evaluated by ultrasound, 6 months after ACLR. The thickness of the superficial part of the infrapatellar fat pad was measured, as well as the thickness change ratio between the two angles. Color Doppler evaluated the rate of blood flow in the fat pad. AKP was assessed with the Kujala Scale. The correlations between AKP and age, body mass index, the thickness change ratio, and the grade of increased blood flow were examined. Independent variables showing significant correlations with AKP were used for multiple linear regression analysis. There were significant correlations between AKP and age (r = - 0.68), body mass index (r = - 0.37), the thickness change ratio of the fat pad (r = 0.73) and the grade of increased blood flow (r = - 0.42), respectively. Age and the thickness change ratio of the fat pad affected the AKP score (R
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