The American journal of sports medicineAnimalsAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionMaleMice
Early Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Mitigates the Development of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis in a Murine Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture Model.
Julia S Retzky, Camila Carballo, Lauren Simonian, Thomas M Li, Yuki Suzuki, Yuki Okazaki, Mohammed Hammad, Sidharth Ranga, Paula M P Trinh, Ezgi Aydin, Matthew Covello, Claire D Eliasberg, Theresa T Lu, Scott A Rodeo
Published: 202610.1177/03635465251390541
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Up to 60% of patients develop posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) 10 to 25 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). While some studies suggest that early ACLR may mitigate PTOA, other studies, by contrast, have found…
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