Patellar cartilage increase following ACL reconstruction with and without meniscal pathology: a two-year prospective MRI morphological study

X Wang; KL Bennell; Y Wang; K Fortin; DJ Saxby; BA Killen; TV Wrigley; FM Cicuttini; A Van Ginckel; DG Lloyd; JA Feller; CJ Vertullo; T Whitehead; P Gallie; AL Bryant

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Patellar cartilage increase following ACL reconstruction with and without meniscal pathology: a two-year prospective MRI morphological study

X Wang, KL Bennell, Y Wang, K Fortin, DJ Saxby, BA Killen, TV Wrigley, FM Cicuttini, A Van Ginckel, DG Lloyd, JA Feller, CJ Vertullo, T Whitehead, P Gallie, AL Bryant

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | BMC | Published : 2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04794-5

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Abstract

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) together with concomitant meniscal injury are risk factors for the development of tibiofemoral (TF) osteoarthritis (OA), but the potential effect on the patellofemoral (PF) joint is unclear. The aim of this study was to: (i) investigate change in patellar cartilage morphology in individuals 2.5 to 4.5 years after ACLR with or without concomitant meniscal pathology and in healthy controls, and (ii) examine the association between baseline patellar cartilage defects and patellar cartilage volume change. Methods: Thirty two isolated ACLR participants, 25 ACLR participants with combined meniscal pathology and nine healthy controls unde..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, project grant 628850). YW is the recipient of an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (Clinical level 1, #1065464). KB is the recipient of a NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship (#1058440). AVG is the recipient of a FWO (Pegasus)2 EU Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship (Horizon 2020, grant number 665501). ALB is the recipient of a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (#1053521). The funding source had no role in the: study design; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; and in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.