Twelve-Month Maturation Timeline of Quadriceps Tendon Autograft Signal Intensity Ratio After ACL Reconstruction Surgery Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The SI ratio of QT graft was increased at 3M and 6M after surgery and then returned close to that of the native ACL by 12M after surgery, which is largely consistent with the published maturational timeline of patellar tendon and hamstring tendon autografts.
Authors
- Taylor M. Zuleger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-4005)
- Gregory D. Myer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9983-8422)
- John William Xerogeanes
- Harris S. Slone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-6802)
- Daniel R. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9594-9734)
- Shayla M. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-3819)
- Joseph D Lamplot
- Kyle D. Anderson
- Jed A. Diekfuss
- Hung-I Hsiao
- Allen A. Champagne
- Alexis B. Slutsky-Ganesh
Institutions
- Emory Healthcare (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (US)
- Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital (US)
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (US)
- Campbell Clinic (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center (US)
- Atlanta VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251397650
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00