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Investigating the Bone Bruise Patterns in Pediatric Patients With Contact and Noncontact Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: A Multicenter Study.

Jay MoranJason Zarahi AmaralMichael S LeeRuth H JonesPreston GrossLee D KatzAnnie WangJohn A CarrinoAndrew Esteban JimenezBarkha N ChhabraJ Herman KanBrian G SmithAharon Z GladsteinScott D McKayRobert F LaPradePeter D FabricantMichael J Medvecky
Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2024)
Children with contact ACL tears were 4 times more likely to present with centrally located MFC bone bruises on preoperative MRI scans compared with children who sustained noncontact ACL tears. Future studies should investigate the relationship between these bone bruise patterns and the potential risk of articular cartilage damage in pediatric patients with contact ACL tears.
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