Standardized multi-planar reformation improves the reliability of the assessment of the anterolateral ligament in ACL-deficient knees

Purpose The anterolateral ligament (ALL) is an important structure for controlling anterolateral rotatory stability of the knee. Its assessment, however, is difficult using standardized MRI images. The goal of this study was to assess the reliability of judging the integrity of the ALL on multi-plan...

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Published in:Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2023-09, Vol.31 (9), p.3799-3805
Main Authors: Hess, Silvan, Hecker, Andreas, Egli, Rainer J., Eberlein, Sophie C., Klenke, Frank M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anterior cruciate ligament
Fractures
Integrity
Knee
Ligaments
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedics
Quality assessment
Reliability analysis
Sports Medicine
Stability analysis
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Summary:Purpose The anterolateral ligament (ALL) is an important structure for controlling anterolateral rotatory stability of the knee. Its assessment, however, is difficult using standardized MRI images. The goal of this study was to assess the reliability of judging the integrity of the ALL on multi-planar reformatted (MPR) MRI images and on standard coronal reformatted (SCR) MRI images in knees with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Methods Forty-eight patients (14 females, 34 males, 30 ± 6 years (mean age ± standard deviation)) with acute ACL ruptures (
ISSN:0942-2056
1433-7347
DOI:10.1007/s00167-023-07343-w