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			<journal>
			<title>The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery</title>
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			<short_title>ABJS</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://abjs.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn>2345-4644</journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2345-461X</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<language>en</language>
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				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
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			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2026</year>
				<month>8</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>14</volume>
			<number>8</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
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				<language>en</language>
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				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>Associations between MRI Findings of the Anterolateral Ligament in Knee Injuries and Clinical Variables in Candidates for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction</title>
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				<content_type>RESEARCH PAPER</content_type>
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				<abstract><![CDATA[Objectives: To evaluate the associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) and clinical variables in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included patients with clinically confirmed ACL tears scheduled for reconstruction between January and August 2024 at three orthopedic centers in Mashhad. MRI examinations were performed using a 1.5-T scanner and interpreted by two to three experienced radiologists. Associations between MRI-detected ALL injuries and clinical variables were analyzed statistically.
Results: Eighty-three patients (mean age, 29 years; 90.6% male) were included. MRI identified ALL injuries in 34 patients (41.0%), while 45 patients (54.2%) had no detectable ALL injury; four cases were unclassified. oncomitant ACL and ALL injuries were present in 41.7% of patients. A high-grade pivot shift test was positive in 54.2% of cases. Medial and lateral meniscal injuries were observed in 53.0% and 13.3% of patients, respectively, and joint effusion was present in 60.2%. Significant associations were found between ALL injury and MRI-detected effusion (P = 0.035) as well as a positive pivot shift test (P &amp;lt; 0.001). No significant relationships were observed between ALL injury and age, sex, or anterior drawer test findings.
Conclusion: ALL injuries were significantly associated with joint effusion and positive pivot shift test results in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction. Although a possible association with posterior cruciate ligament buckling was observed, larger studies are needed to confirm this finding.       
 Level of evidence: III]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Anterolateral Ligament (ALL), Concomitant Injury, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Pivot Shift Test</keyword>
				<start_page>510</start_page>
				<end_page>517</end_page>
				<web_url>https://abjs.mums.ac.ir/article_27934.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Farsad</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Nemati Karimooy</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>farsadnemati@gmail.com</email>
				<code>122813</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Reza</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Ganji</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>armin.ganji@gmail.com</email>
				<code>122814</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Hadi</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Makhmalbaf</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>makhmalbafh@mums.ac.ir</email>
				<code>122815</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Orthopedics Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Seyed Mohammad Hassan</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Moallem</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>mhmoallem@gmail.com</email>
				<code>122816</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Orthopedics Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Mohammad H.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Ebrahimzadeh</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>ebrahimzadehmh@mums.ac.ir</email>
				<code>122817</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Orthopedics Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Ali</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Moradi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>moradia@mums.ac.ir</email>
				<code>122818</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Clinical Research Development Unit, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Saber</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Shoja Ortekand</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>sabershoja4313@gmail.com</email>
				<code>122819</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Behzad</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Aminzadeh</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>aminzadehb@mums.ac.ir</email>
				<code>122820</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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