ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2022
Effect of Joint Infection After Arthroscopic Single-Bundle ACL Reconstruction With Autologous Hamstring Tendon: A Retrospective Matched MRI Study.
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- What does a failure in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction really mean? An integrative view.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Review
- How Are We Matching in ACL Reconstruction Research? A Systematic Review of Methods, Reporting, and Covariate Selection.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Infection Following ACL Reconstruction: From Prevention to Treatment.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2026Review
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- Correlation between gait analysis parameters and joint function prognosis during rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a retrospective study.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Joint infection after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a rare but serious complication. Purpose: To assess the effect of joint infection on the graft, cartilage, and bone tunnel using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after arthroscopic single-bundle ACL reconstruction with autologous hamstring tendons. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: This retrospective matched cohort study included 26 patients who underwent arthroscopic single-bundle ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon graft at the authors' institute between January 2002 and December 2017 and developed postoperative joint infection. These patients were matched 1:3 to patients who did not sustain joint infection after ACL reconstruction (control group). MRI scans were collected at the time of follow-up. The following parameters were evaluated: graft signal-to-noise quotient (SNQ); graft signal intensity at the bone-graft interface and within the knee joint; bone tunnel enlargement at the tunnel aperture, midsection, and exit of the tibial and femoral tunnels; and cartilage integrity. Results: The average follow-up time was 47.8 months in the infection group and 48.5 months in the control group. Compared with the control group, the infection group had a significantly higher SNQ (20.01 ± 12.08 vs 7.61 ± 6.70; Conclusion: Study findings indicated that graft ligamentization and incorporation graft maturity were inferior in patients who experienced a joint infection after ACL reconstruction compared with patients who did not.
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