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- Title
Anterior knee symptoms after double-bundle ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon autografts: an ultrasonographic and power Doppler investigation.
- Authors
Kanamoto, Takashi; Tanaka, Yoshinari; Yonetani, Yasukazu; Kita, Keisuke; Amano, Hiroshi; Kusano, Masashi; Hirabayashi, Shinji; Horibe, Shuji
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>Anterior knee pain related to the donor site is a frequent complication of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft tissue. Even when hamstring tendon (HT) grafts are used instead, symptoms such as mild pain and discomfort can still occur. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the pathophysiology of anterior knee symptoms after ACLR with HT autografts.<bold>Methods: </bold>Fifty-seven patients (22 men and 35 women; mean age, 24.7 years) who underwent anatomic double-bundle ACLR with HT autografts were examined 6 months post-operatively. The presence of anterior knee symptoms, anterior knee laxity, range of motion, and muscle strength were assessed. Changes in patellar tendon and infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) morphology and blood flow were also evaluated using ultrasound. Potential variables affecting the presence of anterior knee symptoms were subjected to univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify independent risk factors.<bold>Results: </bold>Six months post-operatively, the total incidence of anterior knee symptoms was 56.1 % (32/57). According to univariate analysis, age, quadriceps strength, and increased blood flow in the IFP were significantly associated with the presence of anterior knee symptoms. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that increased blood flow in the IFP was an independent factor for the presence of anterior knee symptoms (odds ratio 5.0; 95 % confidence interval 1.3-19.9). There were no significant findings inside the patellar tendon.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Increased blood flow in the IFP was identified as an independent factor for the presence of anterior knee symptoms 6 months after ACLR with HT autografts. The ultrasound evaluation can help to define precisely the origin of anterior knee symptoms after ACLR with HT autografts.<bold>Level Of Evidence: </bold>Case series with no comparison groups, Level IV.
- Subjects
KNEE surgery; TENDON transplantation; QUADRICEPS muscle; ADIPOSE tissues; ANTERIOR cruciate ligament; ANTERIOR cruciate ligament surgery; AUTOGRAFTS; BLOOD circulation; JOINT hypermobility; RANGE of motion of joints; KNEE; MUSCLE strength; PATELLAR tendon; JOINT pain; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2015, Vol 23, Issue 11, p3324
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-014-3142-y