Joint Effusion at 3 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Its Risk Factors and Association With Subsequent Muscle Strength and Graft Remodeling.

Background: Joint effusion at 3 months after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a risk factor for ACL reinjury. However, factors associated with joint effusion at 3 months postoperatively and the effect of joint effusion on subsequent quadriceps muscle strength and graft remodeling remain unknown.

Purposes: To identify factors associated with joint effusion and investigate the association between joint effusion and quadriceps muscle strength and graft remodeling in the postoperative period.

Simultaneous patellar tendon and anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a systematic review, meta-analysis and algorithmic approach.

Introduction: Isolated patellar tendon (PT) or anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are common injuries, yet the co-occurrence of both presents a rare challenge for clinicians. The objectives of the study are to document diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, outcomes, and complications of combined PT and ACL injuries and to develop an algorithm to guide clinicians in decision-making.

Methods: The systematic review und metanalysis was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines.

Evaluation of meniscal injury on magnetic resonance imaging and knee arthroscopy in patient with anterior cruciate ligament tear.

Introduction: Meniscal injuries often occur in association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Failure to detect meniscal tears in patients with ACL injuries can lead to more complex tears and make them more difficult to repair.

Objective: To determine the degree of correlation between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and knee arthroscopy in diagnosing meniscal injuries in patients with ACL tears.

Precision of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detection of Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Posterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures and Subsequent Arthroscopic Correlations: An Investigation.

 The present study endeavors to scrutinize the precision of magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic modality for detecting ligament disruption of the knee, with arthroscopy serving as the gold standard. The study delves into the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results in a cohort of 200 patients against diagnostic arthroscopy.  Our institution conducted a comprehensive clinical examination of all patients with knee injuries, and those with affirmative findings suggestive of ligament disruption were subjected to an MRI scan.

VALIDITY OF LELLI'S TEST IN DIAGNOSING ACUTE ACL INJURY AND ITS COMPARISON WITH THE OTHER CONVENTIONAL CLINICAL EXAMS.

Background: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a vital structure in the knee responsible for preventing anterior translation; and countering rotational and valgus stress. The anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the ACL, which are distinguished by their attachments at the tibia and femur, respectively, make up the ACL. The study is designed to evaluate the diagnostic parameters of lever sign in acute settings when compared against MRI as investigation of choice and compare them with the conventional tests.

Knee ligament and meniscus injuries in children and teenagers.

Knee ligament and meniscus injuries in children and teenagers are becoming more numerous because of increased sports participation but also better diagnosis. Meniscus injuries occur either in a normal meniscus or due to a congenital anomaly. The diagnosis is made clinically and confirmed by MRI.

Ligamental reconstruction improved the functional outcomes of patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury and early-stage symptomless osteoarthritis.

Background: The optimal treatment for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries with early-stage symptomless osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) in patients with ACL injury in the presence and absence of early-stage symptomless OA.

Methods: Medical records of patients with early-stage symptomless OA who sustained ACL injury and underwent ACLR from January 2018 to December 2020 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed.

Association Between Tibiofemoral Bone Shape Features and Retears After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Background: A retear after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remains a common and devastating complication. Knee bone morphology is associated with the risk of ACL injuries, ACL retears, and osteoarthritis, and a combination of tools that derive bone shape from clinical imaging, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and statistical shape modeling, could identify patients at risk of developing these joint conditions.

Purpose: To identify bone shape features before primary ACL reconstruction in patients with an eventual retear compared to those with a known intact ACL graft.

Combined AMRI and ALRI of the Knee in Elite Kabaddi Players: A Prospective Cohort Study of 26 Players.

Introduction: ACL tears are the most common injuries in kabaddi, an inherently violent high pivoting and high-velocity direct contact sport. Combined ACL and MCL injuries and combined ACL and ALL injuries have been better understood but there is a lacuna of literature on these combined injuries in kabaddi players and no literature on combined AMRI and ALRI injuries. The present prospective cohort study aims to assess knee outcomes and return to sport for these injuries in elite kabaddi players.

Concomitant Popliteomeniscal Fascicles Tears Are Found in 21% of Professional Soccer Players With Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.

Purpose: To investigate the incidence of popliteomeniscal fascicles (PMF) tears in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture in professional soccer players, to describe arthroscopic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and treatment of these lesions with clinical outcomes, and to evaluate the incidence of subsequent lateral meniscus tears and ACL reinjury.

Methods: ACL reconstructions on soccer players were retrospectively analyzed, and among them, a cohort of patients with PMFs tears was reviewed. The cohort was assessed with MRI examination, arthrometric testing, Lysholm score, and International Knee Documentation Committee score.

Flag Sign: A Case Report of an Unusual Magnetic Resonance Imaging Finding of a Medial Meniscal Root Fragment in an Adolescent Water Polo Player.

Introduction: A meniscus tear ranks among the most common sports-related injuries, especially among athletes. Sudden, twisting movements, such as pivoting to catch a ball, usually in contact sports, and can tear the meniscus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology is extensively utilized for identifying meniscal tears.

Higher Posterior Tibial Slope and Lower Medial Proximal Tibial Angle of the Knee Are Associated With Delayed Graft Maturation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery With Hamstring Autograft.

Purpose: To relate bone shape with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft maturation, as evaluated by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated patients aged 18 to 60 years who underwent ACL reconstruction with a hamstring autograft with doubled semitendinosus and gracilis at our institution between 2018 and 2020 with isolated ACL injuries. All patients had a minimum follow-up period of 2 years.

Ramp Lesions with ACL Injuries Between MRI and Arthroscopic Evaluation.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of arthroscopy with MRI in diagnosing ramp lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.

Design: Prospective observational study. Material and We included 100 patients with complete ACL tear.

Evaluation of the relationship between non-contact anterior cruciate ligament rupture and eminential morphometry: a cross-sectional and MRI based study.

Background: The literature does not clearly convey the relationship between eminential morphometry and non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures. This study attempts to reveal whether there is a relationship between non-contact ACL ruptures and eminential morphometry.

Methods: Knee magnetic resonance images (MRIs) taken for the various indications between January 2022 and June 2023 were retrospectively scanned.

Graft Failure and Contralateral ACL Injuries After Primary ACL Reconstruction: An Analysis of Risk Factors Using Interpretable Machine Learning.

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) can be successful in restoring knee stability. However, secondary ACL injury, either through graft failure or contralateral injury, is a known complication and can significantly impact the ability of a patient to return successfully to previous activities.

Purpose: To develop and internally validate an interpretable machine learning model to quantify the risk of graft failure and contralateral ACL injury in a longitudinal cohort treated with ACLR.

MRI deep learning models for assisted diagnosis of knee pathologies: a systematic review.

Objectives: Despite showing encouraging outcomes, the precision of deep learning (DL) models using different convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for diagnosis remains under investigation. This systematic review aims to summarise the status of DL MRI models developed for assisting the diagnosis of a variety of knee abnormalities.

Materials And Methods: Five databases were systematically searched, employing predefined terms such as 'Knee AND 3D AND MRI AND DL'.

Preservation of the MMPH and Status of the Notch Configurations Are Important Factors for Successful Revision ACL Reconstruction.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the differences in anatomical factors between the patients who underwent revision and primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions (ACLR) and compare the outcomes between the 2 surgeries.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Single institution tertiary academic center between 2014 and 2020.