2019
ACL Graft Signal Characteristics Measured by Quantitative MRI Are Significantly Correlated with Patient Reported Outcomes Two-Years after Hamstring Autograft ACL Reconstruction
Lansdown D, Xiao W, Zhang A, Allen C, Feeley B, Li X, Majumdar S, Benjamin C. ACL Graft Signal Characteristics Measured by Quantitative MRI Are Significantly Correlated with Patient Reported Outcomes Two-Years after Hamstring Autograft ACL Reconstruction. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2019, 7: 2325967119s00352. PMCID: PMC6664639, DOI: 10.1177/2325967119s00352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnee Osteoarthritis Outcome ScoreACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligamentACL graftT1rho relaxation timesTendon graftHamstring autograft ACL reconstructionPatient-reported knee functionPatient-reported outcome measuresAutograft ACL reconstructionOsteoarthritis Outcome ScoreTime pointsPrior knee surgeryArthroscopic ACL reconstructionT2 relaxation timesPatient reported outcomesHistory of arthritisProteoglycan contentNon-invasive assessmentQuantitative imaging markerKOOS SportKOOS scoresAllograft reconstructionCollagen organizationKnee function
2009
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Reconstruction
Giaconi JC, Allen CR, Steinbach LS. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Reconstruction. Topics In Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2009, 20: 129-150. PMID: 20410802, DOI: 10.1097/rmr.0b013e3181d657a7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentACL reconstructionGraft reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionACL graft reconstructionPhyseal-sparing techniquesCruciate ligament reconstructionDaily clinical practiceMagnetic resonance imagingGraft laxityGraft tearLigament reconstructionACL graftCruciate ligamentClinical practiceSelective bundleResonance imagingDouble bundleConsulting radiologistLigamentSingle bundleCommon occurrenceArthrofibrosisComplicationsHardware failure
1999
Injury and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and knee osteoarthritis
Allen C, Livesay G, Wong E, Woo S. Injury and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage 1999, 7: 110-121. PMID: 10367019, DOI: 10.1053/joca.1998.0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentSitu forcesBasic mechanical propertiesRobotic/UFS testing systemKnee kinematicsACL reconstructionTesting systemKnee osteoarthritisACL graftCruciate ligamentUniversal force-moment sensor testing systemNon-contact mannerCadaveric kneesMechanical propertiesLoading conditionsViscoelastic characteristicsAnterior tibial loadMuscle loading conditionsFreedom knee kinematicsHuman cadaveric kneesQuadruple semitendinosusGraft functionPL bundleAM bundleGraft forces