Clinical Utility of Ultrasound Imaging for Measuring Anterior Thigh Thickness after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in an Individual Patient to Assess Postsurgery Outcome
Table 1
Anterior thigh tissue thickness measurements on the injured and uninjured limbs following ACLR.
18-year-old female: height, 1.7 m; weight, 58 kg; BMI, 20.1 kg/m2; dominant side, right lower limb (uninjured)
Uninjured lower limb (cm)
Injured lower limb (cm)
SF
RF
VI
M/F
TG
SF
RF
VI
M/F
TG
Pre-ACLR (T3)
1.11
1.71
1.79
3.15
47
1.26
1.11
1.28
1.89
45
1 wk post-ACLR (T4)
1.12
1.56
1.60
2.82
47
1.37
1.11
1.15
1.65
45
3 wks (T6)
1.25
1.55
1.66
2.57
47
1.39
1.19
1.14
1.68
45
6 wks (T9)
1.26
1.52
1.70
2.56
47.5
1.51
1.47
1.26
1.81
46
12 wks (T15)
1.25
1.57
1.79
2.69
47.5
1.52
1.50
1.28
1.83
46.4
24 wks (T21)
1.22
1.61
1.79
2.79
47.5
1.37
1.57
1.58
2.29
47.2
BMI = body mass index; wks = weeks; T = time points of interest; SF = subcutaneous fat tissue; RF = rectus femoris; VI = vastus intermedius; M/F = muscle to fat ratio calculated as ; TG = thigh girth.
