Articular Cartilage Lesions Increase Early Cartilage Degeneration in Knees Treated by Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: T1ρ Mapping Evaluation and 1-Year Follow-up.

The article presents a study on articular cartilage degeneration which can develop after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). It focuses on risk factors in the early postoperative period. The T1ρ spin-lattice relaxation in the rotating frame magnetic resonance imaging is described. The baseline T1ρ value of the medial femoral condyle (MFC) and lateral FC (LFC) was higher in patients with cartilage lesions.