MRI study of the ligamentization of ACL grafts in children with open growth plates

There is little published information on the ligamentization of pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts. The aims of our study were to compare the MRI appearance of ACL grafts performed in a population with open growth plates to normal ACLs in adolescents and to determine whether the MRI signal in the grafts at 6 months could predict a retear. We hypothesized that ligamentization was a slow, gradual process.This was a prospective...