Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Lateral Compartment Articular Cartilage After Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis

• Published in: The American journal of sports medicine p. 3635465241228193
• Main Authors: Firth, Andrew D, Pritchett, Stephany L, Milner, Jaques S, Atkinson, Hayden F, Bryant, Dianne M, Holdsworth, David W, Getgood, Alan M J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2024
• Subjects: lateral extra-articular tenodesis; cartilage relaxation; ACL; posttraumatic osteoarthritis; T1rho and T2 mapping

Concerns have arisen that anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) may accelerate the development of posttraumatic osteoarthritis in the lateral compartment of the knee. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the augmentation of ACLR wi...