After a 15-year follow-up with patients who received endoscopic ACL reconstruction, researchers found that kneeling pain was still a significant problem and expressed concerns with the number of patients showing signs of osteoarthritis, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Researchers examined 90 patients who received ACL reconstruction between 1993 and April 1994. At the 15-year follow-up, all patients had normal or nearly normal Lachman and instrumented testing and showed a 91 percent negative pivot-shift result.
Among the patients, 70 percent experienced pain when kneeling and 51 percent had radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis.
Read the abstract for the 15-year follow-up of ACL endoscopic reconstruction patients.
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- Study: Osteoarthritis Most Prevalent in Combined Injury ACL Replacements
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Researchers examined 90 patients who received ACL reconstruction between 1993 and April 1994. At the 15-year follow-up, all patients had normal or nearly normal Lachman and instrumented testing and showed a 91 percent negative pivot-shift result.
Among the patients, 70 percent experienced pain when kneeling and 51 percent had radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis.
Read the abstract for the 15-year follow-up of ACL endoscopic reconstruction patients.
Read other coverage on sports medicine studies:
- Study: No Difference in Surgical, Nonsurgical Treatment for Achilles Tendon Rupture
- Study: Osteoarthritis Most Prevalent in Combined Injury ACL Replacements
- ACSM: Top 10 Trends in Sports Medicine for 2011