The risk of developing osteoarthritis following ACL reconstruction
The risk of developing osteoarthritis following ACL reconstruction
Increased risk of osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a 14-year follow-up study of a randomized controlled trial
Am J Sports Med. 2014 May;42(5):1049-57Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
164 patients who had sustained a traumatic ACL injury causing instability and who were previously healthy in the contralateral knee were randomly assigned into 1 of 2 groups to determine the effect of ACL reconstruction on the development of OA in the operated knee. Patients were treated with either a semitendinosus tendon graft or a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft. The results of the study indica...
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