Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction combined to partial knee replacement in active patients with ACL deficiency and knee osteoarthritis.

Claudio LegnaniStefano MuzziGiuseppe Michele PerettiEnrico BorgoAlberto Ventura

Published in: The Physician and sportsmedicine (2020)

The combination of UKR and ACL reconstruction appears a safe and effective procedure providing satisfying outcomes and limited complications in selected patients with medial OA and ACL insufficiency. Further comparative studies reporting long-term outcomes are needed, as high-level studies on this topic are lacking.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
case control
minimally invasive
emergency department
type diabetes
total knee arthroplasty
adverse drug
skeletal muscle
replacement therapy
insulin resistance
electronic health record