ArticleOsteoarthritis imaging2025
Superb microvascular imaging in the assessment of persistent synovitis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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Objective: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of persistent postoperative synovitis three months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) using ultrasonographic superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and evaluate the intra-rater reliability of SMI synovitis and the level of agreement with other ultrasound synovitis assessment methods. Design: Twenty-three individuals who had undergone primary ACLR took part in this prospective, IRB-approved study (11 females, 12 males; age=28.7±9.7 y; BMI=25.6±3.3 kg/m Results: Three months following ACLR, 2 (8.7%) participants had no SMI synovitis, 9 (39.1%) participants had mild synovitis, and 12 (52.2%) had moderate synovitis. SMI synovitis grades demonstrated excellent intra-rater reliability (Kappa=0.93 [95%CI: 0.80, 1.06]) but demonstrated little agreement with Power Doppler synovitis grades (Kappa=0.29) or B mode effusion grades (Kappa=0.14). Conclusions: Persistent postoperative synovitis was common with half of patients demonstrating moderate synovitis. SMI synovitis grading was reliable, but little agreement was noted between SMI and other ultrasound grades of synovitis or effusion suggesting that the different techniques are identifying distinct features of postoperative inflammation.
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