Tomohiro Shimizu1, Michael A Samaan2, Matthew S Tanaka2, Valentina Pedoia2, Richard B Souza3, Xiaojuan Li2, C Benjamin Ma4. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. 2. Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 3. Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.; Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.. Electronic address: maben@orthosurg.ucsf.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate the changes in landing biomechanics over a 3-year period and their correlation with cartilage degenerative changes in the medial tibiofemoral joint of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) using magnetic resonance T1ρ mapping. METHODS: Thirty-one anterior cruciate ligament-injured patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the injured knee before ACLR and 3 years after ACLR, as well as biomechanical analysis of a drop-landing task at 6 months and 3 years after ACLR. Sixteen healthy individuals were recruited and underwent knee magnetic resonance imaging and biomechanical assessment during a drop-landing task. T1ρ cartilage relaxation times were calculated for the medial femur and tibia. RESULTS: ACLR patients exhibited increased peak vertical ground reaction force (VGRF), VGRF impulse, peak knee flexion moment (KFM), and KFM impulse from 6 months to 3 years (P < .001 for each). Although the ACLR knees showed significantly lower peak VGRF and KFM at 6 months (P < .001 for both) when compared with the controls, there were no significant differences at 3 years. At 3 years, ACLR patients showed higher T1ρ values over the medial femur (P < .001) and tibia (P = .012) when compared with their preoperative values and with healthy control values. Within the ACLR group, side-to-side differences in peak VGRF and sagittal knee biomechanics at 6 months were associated with increased T1ρ values from baseline to 3 years. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this longitudinal study show that landing biomechanics are altered after ACLR but biomechanical abnormalities tend to recover at 3 years after ACLR. Differences in lower-extremity mechanics during a landing task at 6 months may be associated with cartilage degeneration at 3 years after anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, prospective trial.
PURPOSE: To investigate the changes in landing biomechanics over a 3-year period and their correlation with cartilage degenerative changes in the medial tibiofemoral joint of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) using magnetic resonance T1ρ mapping. METHODS: Thirty-one anterior cruciate ligament-injured patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the injured knee before ACLR and 3 years after ACLR, as well as biomechanical analysis of a drop-landing task at 6 months and 3 years after ACLR. Sixteen healthy individuals were recruited and underwent knee magnetic resonance imaging and biomechanical assessment during a drop-landing task. T1ρ cartilage relaxation times were calculated for the medial femur and tibia. RESULTS: ACLR patients exhibited increased peak vertical ground reaction force (VGRF), VGRF impulse, peak knee flexion moment (KFM), and KFM impulse from 6 months to 3 years (P < .001 for each). Although the ACLR knees showed significantly lower peak VGRF and KFM at 6 months (P < .001 for both) when compared with the controls, there were no significant differences at 3 years. At 3 years, ACLR patients showed higher T1ρ values over the medial femur (P < .001) and tibia (P = .012) when compared with their preoperative values and with healthy control values. Within the ACLR group, side-to-side differences in peak VGRF and sagittal knee biomechanics at 6 months were associated with increased T1ρ values from baseline to 3 years. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this longitudinal study show that landing biomechanics are altered after ACLR but biomechanical abnormalities tend to recover at 3 years after ACLR. Differences in lower-extremity mechanics during a landing task at 6 months may be associated with cartilage degeneration at 3 years after anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, prospective trial.
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