Investigating the Bone Bruise Patterns in Pediatric Patients With Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multicenter Study
Moran J, Amaral J, Lee M, Jones R, Gross P, Katz L, Wang A, Carrino J, Jimenez A, Chhabra B, Kan J, Smith B, Gladstein A, McKay S, LaPrade R, Fabricant P, Medvecky M. Investigating the Bone Bruise Patterns in Pediatric Patients With Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multicenter Study. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 52: 2456-2463. PMID: 39101652, DOI: 10.1177/03635465241264282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingMechanism of injuryBone bruise patternPreoperative MRI scansACL tearsBone bruisesNoncontact ACL tearsPediatric patientsPresence of bone bruiseMeniscus tearsFat-suppressed T2-weighted imagesAcute anterior cruciate ligament tearsLocation of bone bruisesMRI scansAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tearsIpsilateral knee injuriesAnterior cruciate ligament tearsPrimary ACL reconstruction surgeryMagnetic resonance imaging scansConcomitant medial meniscus tearLateral meniscus tearsMedial meniscus tearCruciate ligament tearsT2-weighted imagesNoncontact mechanism of injury