Felix Eckstein1,
2, Wolfgang Wirth1, 2, Martin Hudelmaier1,
2, Stefan Lohmander3, Richard B. Frobell4
1Institute
of Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg,
Austria; 2Chondrometrics GmbH, Ainring, Bavaria, Germany; 3Dept
Orthopaedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, SE, Sweden; 4Orthopedics,
Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, SE, Sweden
An increase (rather than a decrease) in medial femorotibial cartilage thickness is seen not only in the early phase after ACL injury, but continues during a later period (2 and 5 years) after ACL injury.