ArticleThe American journal of sports medicine2021
Distribution of Bone Contusion Patterns in Acute Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Torn Knees.
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- Hierarchically structuralized hydrogels with ligament-like mechanical performance.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Distribution of Bone Contusion Patterns in Knees with Acute Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tears.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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- Learning co-plane attention across MRI sequences for diagnosing twelve types of knee abnormalities.Nature communications · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review of Bone Bruise Patterns following Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: Insights into the Mechanism of Injury.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The influence of distribution, severity and volume of posttraumatic bone bruise on functional outcome after ACL reconstruction for isolated ACL injuries.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Medial meniscus tears are most prevalent in type I ACL tears, while type I ACL tears only account for 8% of all ACL tears.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Classification of Bone Bruises in Pediatric Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- The injury mechanism correlation between MRI and video-analysis in professional football players with an acute ACL knee injury reveals consistent bone bruise patterns.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Stress on the posteromedial region of the proximal tibia increased over time after anterior cruciate ligament injury.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBone contusions are commonly observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in individuals who have sustained a noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Time from injury to image acquisition affects the ability to visualize these bone contusions, as contusions resolve with time. PURPOSE: To quantify the number of bone contusions and their locations (lateral tibial plateau [LTP], lateral femoral condyle [LFC], medial tibial plateau [MTP], and medial femoral condyle [MFC]) observed on MRI scans of noncontact ACL-injured knees acquired within 6 weeks of injury. STUDY
designCross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed clinic notes, operative notes, and imaging of 136 patients undergoing ACL reconstruction. The following exclusion criteria were applied: MRI scans acquired beyond 6 weeks after injury, contact ACL injury, and previous knee trauma. Fat-suppressed fast spin-echo T2-weighted MRI scans were reviewed by a blinded musculoskeletal radiologist. The number of contusions and their locations (LTP, LFC, MTP, and MFC) were recorded.
resultsContusions were observed in 135 of 136 patients. Eight patients (6%) had 1 contusion, 39 (29%) had 2, 41 (30%) had 3, and 47 (35%) had 4. The most common contusion patterns within each of these groups were 6 (75%) with LTP for 1 contusion, 29 (74%) with LTP/LFC for 2 contusions, 33 (80%) with LTP/LFC/MTP for 3 contusions, and 47 (100%) with LTP/LFC/MTP/MFC for 4 contusions. No sex differences were detected in contusion frequency in the 4 locations (
conclusionThe most common contusion patterns observed were 4 locations (LTP/LFC/MTP/MFC) and 3 locations (LTP/LFC/MTP).
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