title: Evaluation of tibial bone-tunnel changes with X-ray and computed tomography after ACL reconstruction using a bone-patella tendon-bone autograft.
abstract: Thirteen patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with bone-patella tendon-bone autografts (BTB) using interference screws were the subjects of this study. We analysed the relationship between bone-tunnel changes and clinical results 2 years after ACL reconstruction. To investigate changes, X-ray images were used to evaluate bone-tunnel enlargement, and computed tomography (CT) was used to evaluate the sclerotic area around the bone tunnel. The KT-2000 was used to measure the discrepancy of tibial anterior displacement between the affected and nonaffected sides (DTAD). There was no correlation between bone-tunnel enlargement and DTAD. On the other hand, in the CT evaluation, there was a significant correlation between the sclerotic area and DTAD. Our results suggest that it is more significant to analyse the area of sclerotic change than bone-tunnel enlargement for clinical evaluation. We cannot evaluate bone-tunnel changes correctly with two-dimensional X-rays and cannot analyse the sclerotic area using X-rays. Therefore, we recommend that CT, with which it is possible to analyse the sclerotic area, be used to evaluate bone-tunnel changes and clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ichihara Hospital Teikyo University, Anegasaki 3426-3, Ichiharashi, 299-0111, Japan. itomami@eos.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001863:Bone Screws; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous