Journal article

Publication year: 1994

Pages: 446-452

Journal: Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen und der neuen bildgebenden Verfahren

Volume number: 161

Issue number: 5

ISSN: 0936-6652

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1032563

Publisher: Thieme

Abstract: 
In a prospective study, 153 MRI examinations were performed on 74 patients following reconstruction of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament with a semitendinous graft. MRI examinations were performed at three defined intervals (3 months, 4 to 12 months, and 1 to 2 years postoperatively), and the findings were compared to simultaneous clinical tests to define stability criteria. This permitted reliable assessment of the integrity of the ligament graft; in three cases we correctly diagnosed a ruptured graft. A well defined tendon graft with recognizable fibrous structures correlated with a clinically stable ligament in 98 % of the cases. Due to physiological transformation occurring from three months to one year postoperatively, that graft temporarily appears less distinct. Complete integration of the graft with full stability of the knee is visualized in the MRI scan as a tendon with low signal intensity. Postoperative complications and the desire to participate in sports activities are indications for MRI examination.

Harvard Citation style: BACHMANN, G., CASSENS, J., HEINRICHS, C., SALTENBERGER, H., BAUER, T. and RAUBER, K. (1994) MRI FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATION OF THE KNEE AFTER RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT WITH AN AUTOLOGOUS TENDON GRAFT, Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen und der neuen bildgebenden Verfahren, 161(5), pp. 446-452. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1032563

APA Citation style: BACHMANN, G., CASSENS, J., HEINRICHS, C., SALTENBERGER, H., BAUER, T., & RAUBER, K. (1994). MRI FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATION OF THE KNEE AFTER RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT WITH AN AUTOLOGOUS TENDON GRAFT. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen und der neuen bildgebenden Verfahren. 161(5), 446-452. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1032563