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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2024

Changes in the Elongation Pattern of the Medial Collateral Ligament During a Single-Leg Squat After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Piero Agostinone, Stefano Di Paolo, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Gregorio Marchiori, Marco Bontempi, Laura Bragonzoni, Vittorio Davidoni, Alberto Grassi, Stefano Zaffagnini

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Piero Agostinone2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Stefano Di Paolo2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1761-7352
Gian Andrea Lucidi2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Gregorio MarchioriScienze e Tecnologie Chirurgiche, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Marco BontempiScienze e Tecnologie Chirurgiche, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Laura BragonzoniDepartment for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Vittorio Davidoni2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Alberto Grassi2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Stefano Zaffagnini2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.

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Background: An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear impairs knee biomechanics in daily activities and potentially breaks the synergy among other knee ligaments. Previous studies have demonstrated that the biomechanics of collateral ligaments is influenced by ACL deficiency. Purpose: To investigate changes in the elongation patterns of the medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) during the execution of a single-leg squat before and after ACL reconstruction. Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Methods: A total of 16 patients (mean age, 24.9 ± 8.5 years) with ACL deficiency were enrolled in the study. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the affected knees were used to produce 3-dimensional models of the tibia and femur and identify insertion sites of the MCL, LCL, and PCL. Motion capture of a single-leg squat was performed through a biplanar radiographic system. Data were acquired before ACL reconstruction and at a minimum of 18 months (mean, 22.9 ± 4.1 months) postoperatively. The centroids of the ligaments' insertions were used to calculate the length of the investigated structures during the squat task. Absolute length ( Results: Significant differences were found for the MCL in absolute length increase ( Conclusion: The MCL was significantly longer between 0° and 30° in ACL-deficient knees compared with ACL-reconstructed knees during the descending phase of a single-leg squat. No differences were identified for the LCL or PCL. Clinical Relevance: Early ACL reconstruction could have a protective effect on the MCL in combined ACL and MCL lesions.

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