Worsening Knee Osteoarthritis Features on Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1 to 5 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a well-established risk factor for the long-term development of radiographic osteoarthritis (OA). However, little is known about the early degenerative changes (ie, <5 years after injury) of individual joint features (ie, cartilage, bone marrow), which may be reversible and responsive to interventions.

Purpose

To describe early degenerative changes between 1 and 5 years after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and explore participant characteristics associated with these changes.

Study design

Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

Seventy-eight participants (48 men; median age, 32 years; median body mass index [BMI], 26 kg/m²) underwent 3.0-T MRI at 1 and 5

SUBMITTER: Patterson BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6379915 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature