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October 6, 2014Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy

Magnetic resonance angiography evaluation of the bone tunnel and graft following ACL reconstruction with a hamstring tendon autograft

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Why the study?

Does magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) show changes in revascularization of the bone tunnel and graft following ACL reconstruction over time?

Population

30 patients who underwent single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with an autogenous…

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

6 months

Authors

RTRyu TerauchiYAYuji AraiKHKunio Hara

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Overview

MRA visualization of tunnel revascularization in one case should not alter rehabilitation; larger studies must validate temporal patterns.

Structured PICO

Does magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) show changes in revascularization of the bone tunnel and graft following ACL reconstruction over time?

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Population
30 patients who underwent single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with an autogenous hamstring tendon
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Intervention
Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) performed at 2, 3, and 6 months postoperatively
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Outcome
Mean overall signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) in the tunnel regions and in the region of the tendon graft in each femur and tibiasurrogate

MRA demonstrates that revascularization around femoral and tibial tunnels peaks at 2 months post-ACL reconstruction and decreases by 6 months, which may guide rehabilitation.

Cite This Study

Terauchi et al. (2014) studied this question.

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