Concurrent Joint Contact in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury induces cartilage micro-injury and subchondral bone sclerosis, resulting in knee osteoarthritis.
Kei TakahataYu-Yang LinBenjamin OsipovKohei ArakawaSaaya EnomotoBlaine A ChristiansenTakanori KokubunPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)
Concurrent joint contact during ACL rupture caused initial micro-damage on the cartilage surface and early cartilage degeneration with MMP-13 production, leading to later bone formation in the subchondral bone.