Plain radiographs can be used for routine assessment of ACL reconstruction tunnel position with three-dimensional imaging reserved for research and revision surgery

• Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 534 - 549
• Main Authors: Kosy, Jonathan David, Mandalia, Vipul I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2018; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Clinical medicine; Complications; Computed tomography; Damage assessment; Female; Grafting; Grafts; Humans; Identification methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Knee; Knee Joint - anatomy & histology; Knee Joint - surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Orthopedics; Postoperative Period; Radiographs; Radiography; Reoperation; Research projects; Surgery; Surveillance; Three dimensional imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Tunnels; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Plain radiographs; Computer tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Imaging

Purpose The position of the osseous tunnels and graft during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been the subject of multiple studies aiming for either anatomical placement or an alternative. The assessment of these positions, using post-operative imaging, is therefore of interest to...