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The anterior tibial translation (ATT) distance, coronal lateral collateral ligament (LCL) sign, and femorotibial rotation (FTR) angle were compared preoperatively and postoperatively. The correlation between the changes in preoperative\u2013postoperative measurements and postoperative measurements with clinical scores and isokinetic measurements was examined. The clinical outcomes were compared based on the presence of a postoperative coronal LCL sign. Inclusion criteria were set as follows: the time between the ACL rupture and surgery being 6 months, availability of preoperative and postoperative clinical scores, and objective determination of muscle strength using isokinetic dynamometer device measurements. Patients with a history of previous knee surgery, additional ligament injuries other than the ACL, evidence of osteoarthritis on direct radiographs, cartilage injuries lower limb deformities, and contralateral knee injuries were excluded from this study. Results: This study included 32 patients. After ACL reconstruction, there were no significant changes in the ATT distance (preoperatively: 6.5 \u00b1 3.9 mm, postoperatively: 5.7 \u00b1 3.2 mm) and FTR angle (preoperatively: 5.4\u00b0 \u00b1 2.9, postoperatively: 5.2\u00b0 \u00b1 3.5) compared to the preoperative measurements (p &gt; 0.05). The clinical measurements were compared based on the presence of a postoperative coronal LCL sign (observed in 17 patients, not observed in 15 patients), and no significant differences were found for all parameters (p &gt; 0.05). There were no observed correlations between postoperative FTR angle, postoperative ATT distance, FTR angle change, and ATT distance change values with postoperative clinical scores (p &gt; 0.05). Significant correlations were observed between the high strength ratios generated at an angular velocity of 60\u00b0 and a parameters FTR angle and ATT distance (p-values: 0.028, 0.019, and r-values: \u22120.389, \u22120.413, respectively). Conclusions: Despite undergoing ACL reconstruction, no significant changes were observed in the indirect MRI findings (ATT distance, coronal LCL sign, and FTR angle). These results suggest that postoperative residual tibiofemoral rotation and tibial anterior translation may persist; however, they do not seem to have a direct impact on clinical scores. 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