Combined Assessments of Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Tendon Parameters on Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Improve Predictability of Hamstring Tendon Autograft Diameter in the Setting of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate whether preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of multiple tendon autograft sources could be used to improve estimates of intraoperative hamstring tendon autograft (HTA) diameter.

Methods

Patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with HTA at our institution were identified through electronic health records. Preoperative MRI tendon measurements of the patellar tendon (PT) length, PT width, PT thickness, quadriceps tendon thickness, semitendinosus tendon (ST) cross-sectional area (CSA), and gracilis tendon (GT) CSA were conducted by 2 independent evaluators using digital imaging measurement tools.

Results

A total of 53 patients met the inclusion criteria, with a mean HTA diameter of 7.98 ± 0.7 mm. Height gre

SUBMITTER: Kremen TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791872 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature