Association Between Tibiofemoral Bone Shape Features and Retears After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Karsyn N. Bailey, Kenneth T. Gao, Ryan T. Halvorson, Jacob F. Oeding, Sharmila Majumdar, Valentina Pedoia, Drew A. Lansdown · 2024
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Description
Karsyn Bailey and six co-authors asked whether knee bone shape can flag patients likely to tear a rebuilt knee ligament again, in this 2024 study. A retear after anterior cruciate ligament surgery is a serious setback, and bone shape is already tied to first injuries. The team used scans taken at the time of the first injury.
Software cut the bone shapes out of MRI scans, and shape modeling compared patients who later tore the graft with those whose graft stayed intact for three years. The retear group showed a narrower notch in the thigh bone, wider joint surfaces, and flatter, broader features in the shin bone. The authors say the scan pipeline could support large studies and help guide care for high-risk patients.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karsyn N. Bailey, Kenneth T. Gao, Ryan T. Halvorson, Jacob F. Oeding, Sharmila Majumdar, Valentina Pedoia, Drew A. Lansdown |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |