Radiological Comparison of Meniscofemoral Ligaments in Patients with Intact and Ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament
| Author | Nazim Karahan | en |
| Author | Ahmet Oztermeli | en |
| Author | Serda Duman | en |
| Author | Guzelali Ozdemir | en |
| Author | Deniz Sonmez Cılız | en |
| Author | Niyazi Erdem Yasar | en |
| Orcid | Nazim Karahan [0000-0003-0322-5515] | en |
| Orcid | Ahmet Oztermeli [0000-0002-0296-2559] | en |
| Issued Date | 2021-09-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Evaluating concomitant injury in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is important for predicting long-term results. Meniscofemoral ligament (MFL) rupture has been observed in patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture in arthroscopic evaluation for ruptured ACL. Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the concomitant meniscofemoral ligaments injury in patients with anterior cruciate ligament ruptures via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: A total of 200 patients (with ruptured ACL, n = 100; with intact ACL, n = 100) were retrospectively evaluated via MRI. In the group with ruptured ACL; the patients who were diagnosed as having noncontact ACL injuries and had undergone primary ACL reconstructions were included. The control group included 100 patients with suspected ACL rupture (from a similar injury mechanism) and whose MRI revealed an intact ACL. In the group with ruptured ACL, the time from injury to MRI was evaluated. A comparison of the presence of anterior MFL (aMFL) and posterior MFL (pMFL) between the two groups was evaluated. Results: In the ACL ruptured group, a significantly lower presence of aMFL or pMFL was observed compared to the control group (P = 0.001). The time from injury to MRI was significantly higher in the patients with absent MFL defined in MRI relative to the other groups (P = 0.001). Conclusions: We observed absence of MFLs (aMFL and pMFL) in a significant majority of patients with ruptured ACLs. Furthermore, we found a significant relationship between the time from injury to MRI and absence of MFL in the ruptured ACL group. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.108487 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/asjsm/articles/108487 | en |
| Keyword | MRI | en |
| Keyword | Meniscofemoral Ligaments | en |
| Keyword | Humphrey | en |
| Keyword | Wrisberg | en |
| Keyword | Anterior Cruciate Ligament | en |
| Keyword | Rupture | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Radiological Comparison of Meniscofemoral Ligaments in Patients with Intact and Ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |