Anterior cruciate ligament abnormalities are associated with accelerated progression of knee joint degeneration in knees with and without structural knee joint abnormalities: 96-month data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

• Published in: Osteoarthritis and cartilage Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 995 - 1005
• Main Authors: Gersing, A.S., Schwaiger, B.J., Nevitt, M.C., Joseph, G.B., Feuerriegel, G., Jungmann, P.M., Guimaraes, J.B., Facchetti, L., McCulloch, C.E., Makowski, M.R., Link, T.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021
• Subjects: ACL tear; Anterior Cruciate Ligament - diagnostic imaging; Anterior Cruciate Ligament - physiopathology; Cartilage imaging; Cohort Studies; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging; Knee Joint - physiopathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnostic imaging; Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology; Rheumatology; T2 relaxation time; Cartilage imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; T2 relaxation time; Osteoarthritis; ACL tear

To compare progression over 8 years in knee compositional cartilage degeneration and structural joint abnormalities in knees with different types of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) abnormalities over 8 years. Baseline MR images of the right knees of 1899 individuals of the Osteoarthritis Initiative...