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