Joseph A Panos1,2, Kate E Webster3, Timothy E Hewett4,5,6,7. 1. Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. 2. Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN, 55902, USA. 3. School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. 4. Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN, 55902, USA. Hewett.timothy@mayo.edu. 5. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Hewett.timothy@mayo.edu. 6. Mayo Clinic Biomechanics Laboratories and Sports Medicine Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Hewett.timothy@mayo.edu. 7. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Hewett.timothy@mayo.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The appearance of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is related to graft maturity and mechanical strength after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Accordingly, the purpose of this review was to quantitatively analyze reports of serial MRI of the ACL graft during the first year following ACLR; the hypothesis tested was that normalized MRI signal intensity would differ significantly by ACL graft type, graft source, and postoperative time. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL were searched for all studies published prior to June 2018 reporting MRI signal intensity of the ACL graft at multiple time points during the first postoperative year after ACLR. Signal intensity values at 6 and 12 months post-ACLR were normalized to initial measurements and analyzed using a least-squares regression model to study the independent variables of postoperative time, graft type, and graft source on the normalized MRI signal intensity. RESULTS: An effect of graft type (P = 0.001) with interactions of graft type * time (P = 0.012) and graft source * time (P = 0.001) were observed. Post hoc analyses revealed greater predicted normalized MRI signal intensity of patellar tendon autografts than both hamstring (P = 0.008) and hamstring with remnant preservation (P = 0.001) autografts at postoperative month 12. CONCLUSION: MRI signal varies with graft type, graft source, and time after ACLR. Enhanced graft maturity during the first postoperative year was associated with hamstring autografts, with and without remnant preservation. Serial MRI imaging during the first postoperative year may be clinically useful to identify biologically or mechanically deficient ACL grafts at risk for failure. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
PURPOSE: The appearance of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is related to graft maturity and mechanical strength after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Accordingly, the purpose of this review was to quantitatively analyze reports of serial MRI of the ACL graft during the first year following ACLR; the hypothesis tested was that normalized MRI signal intensity would differ significantly by ACL graft type, graft source, and postoperative time. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL were searched for all studies published prior to June 2018 reporting MRI signal intensity of the ACL graft at multiple time points during the first postoperative year after ACLR. Signal intensity values at 6 and 12 months post-ACLR were normalized to initial measurements and analyzed using a least-squares regression model to study the independent variables of postoperative time, graft type, and graft source on the normalized MRI signal intensity. RESULTS: An effect of graft type (P = 0.001) with interactions of graft type * time (P = 0.012) and graft source * time (P = 0.001) were observed. Post hoc analyses revealed greater predicted normalized MRI signal intensity of patellar tendon autografts than both hamstring (P = 0.008) and hamstring with remnant preservation (P = 0.001) autografts at postoperative month 12. CONCLUSION: MRI signal varies with graft type, graft source, and time after ACLR. Enhanced graft maturity during the first postoperative year was associated with hamstring autografts, with and without remnant preservation. Serial MRI imaging during the first postoperative year may be clinically useful to identify biologically or mechanically deficient ACL grafts at risk for failure. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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Anterior cruciate ligament; Ligamentization; Magnetic resonance imaging; Signal–noise-quotient
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