Sebastian Cotofana1,
2, Wolfgang Wirth1, 2, Felix Eckstein1,
2, Martin Hudelmaier1, 2, Stefan Lohmander3,
Richard B. Frobell3
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
The results of our tsudy show that cartilage loss in the femoral trochlea (but not in the patellar cartilage) appears to be a temporary event that occurs within a time window of 1-2 years after ACL injury, but does not seem to continue during a 5-year observational interval.