Individuals’ T2 values at 6 weeks and 1 year following ACLR. T2 value
averaged across all participants with ACLR increased between 6 weeks and
1 year following surgery in (A) the MFC, P = .001; (B)
LFC, P = .004; (D) LT, P = .011, but
not in the (C) MT, P = .130. Red lines indicate
meniscal tears of the same (medial or lateral) compartment. In LT
cartilage, (D) T2 increased more in participants with torn menisci
treated by repair or resection than in participants with intact lateral
menisci (P = .003, .046). ACLR = anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction; MFC = medial femoral condyle; LFC = lateral
femoral condyle; LT = lateral tibial; MT = medial tibial.