Knee flexion strength deficits correlate with distal extent of tendon regeneration after hamstring harvest. Preliminary data from an Ultrasound based classification.

Autor: Dhillon S; Team Physician, Chennaiyin F.C., Chennai, India., Pulimi R; Deptt of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, SRIHER, Chennai, India., Ayyadurai P; Deptt of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, SRIHER, Chennai, India., Venkata Sai PM; Deptt of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, SRIHER, Chennai, India., Dhillon MS; Deptt of Orthopaedic Surgery PGIMER, Chandigarh, India., Arumugam S; Deptt of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, SRIHER, Chennai, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma [J Clin Orthop Trauma] 2020 May 30; Vol. 14, pp. 156-161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 30 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.05.024
Abstrakt: Background: As more evidence comes to light that hamstring harvesting may not be as benign a procedure as previously thought, considerable interest is being generated towards corelating the knee flexural strength deficits with the degree of tendon regeneration. The current study aimed to corelate knee flexion strength deficits with ultrasonographically quantified degree of hamstring regeneration after tendon harvest.
Study Design: 31 patients of ACL reconstruction with hamstring grafts were divided into 2 groups (6 months and 1-year post op) according to time of follow up. Ultrasonography of both the knees to assess Semitendinosus tendon dimensions was done. Regeneration was classified as non-significant, mild (Zone 1, till 4 cm above the lateral joint line), moderate (Zone 2 ,at the level of the lateral joint line) and significant (Zone 3, 1.5 cm below the lateral joint line) as the regenerate happens from proximal to distal. Regenerate dimensions were compared with US measurements from the opposite knee. Bilateral isokinetic strength tests of the knees were done to evaluate flexion strength, and strength deficits were compared with degree of tendon regeneration.
Results: 14 (45%) of cases had no regeneration at both time periods. 7 patients (41%) in the 6-month post-op group showed some form of regeneration, and 10 patients (71%) in the 1-year post-op group showed regeneration. 29/31 patients had some flexion strength deficit. Strength deficit correlated with the level and degree of tendon regeneration, with non-significant regeneration cases showing higher strength deficit (mean - 28.51%), and cases with significant regeneration showing least amount of strength deficit (mean - 3.66%).
Conclusion: Flexion strength deficits after hamstring harvest are significant and corelate with degree of tendon regeneration, which improves over time. US is adequate to quantify degree of tendon regeneration, which in turn can help prognosticate return of flexion strength.
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