ArticleThe American journal of sports medicine2022
Changes in Bone Mineral Density of the Femur and Tibia Before Injury to 2 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Division I Collegiate Athletes.
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- Persistent bone and muscle deficits after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction : implications for post-traumatic osteoarthritis risk.Bone & joint research · 2026Article
- Assessing intra-rater reliability of peripheral quantitative computed tomography in knee joint bone evaluation on individuals with and without obesity: A GRRAS study.Osteoarthritis imaging · 2026Article
- The Use of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) in Evaluating Recovery After Musculoskeletal Injuries in Athletes: A Scoping Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Creating Perforations in the Sclerotic Region of the Proximal Tibia During Total Knee Arthroplasty to Enhance Prosthesis Stability.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Mineralized tissue loss at the femoral ACL enthesis in young male ACL-injured patients.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Biometric Changes Up to 2 Years After Hip Arthroscopy in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Wnt5a deficiency in osteocalcin-expressing cells could not alleviate the osteoarthritic phenotype in a mouse model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2024Article
- Vitamin D status associates with skeletal muscle loss after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.JCI insight · 2023Article
- Total-body versus knee-specific dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans for assessing bone mineral density surrounding the knee joint in collegiate athletes with and without an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical DensitometryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is a significant long term concern after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR). A low bone mineral density (BMD), particularly in the subchondral region, has been associated with the development of OA and is evident at the knee in patients long after ACLR. It is unknown if persistent BMD deficits are present in high level collegiate athletes. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate bilateral changes in the BMD of the femur and tibia from before the injury to 24 months after ACLR in collegiate athletes. We hypothesized that the BMD of both the distal femur and the proximal tibia would be significantly reduced within the surgical limb initially postoperatively but return to preinjury levels by 24 months after ACLR. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 2.
methodsA total of 33 Division I collegiate athletes were identified between 2010 and 2021 (13 female) who underwent total body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) before sustaining an ACL injury. DXA was repeated at 6, 12, and 24 months after ACLR. Linear mixed effects models assessed differences in the BMD at 5%, 15%, and 50% of the femur's length (F
resultsCompared with before the injury, the BMD at F
conclusionBMD deficits at F
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