Open AccessACL Reconstruction Patients Have Increased Risk of Knee Arthroplasty at 15 Years of Follow-up
Author(s) -
Håvard Visnes,
Tone Gifstad,
Andreas Persson,
Stein Håkon Låstad Lygre,
Lars Engebretsen,
Jon Olav Drogset,
Ove Furnes
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.22.00023
Subject(s) - medicine , arthroplasty , anterior cruciate ligament , confidence interval , osteoarthritis , unicompartmental knee arthroplasty , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , population , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , relative risk , acl injury , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is considered a risk factor for osteoarthritis. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate the cumulative risk of, and risk factors associated with, a subsequent knee arthroplasty after an ACL reconstruction at up to 15 years of follow-up. The secondary aim was to compare the relative risk of knee arthroplasty after ACL reconstruction compared with that in the general population.