Effects of Initial Graft Tension and Patient Sex on Knee Osteoarthritis Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial With 10- to 12-Year Follow-up.
Meggin Q CostaGary J BadgerCynthia A ChrostekOrianna D CarvalhoStacy L FaiolaPaul D FadaleMichael J HulstynHolly C GilRobert M ShalvoyBraden C FlemingPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)
Overall, ACLR failed to prevent PTOA regardless of initial graft tension. However, male patients treated with a low initial graft tension may be at greater risk for PTOA. These results do not support the hypothesis of no sex differences in outcomes at 10 to 12 years after ACLR.