Category: Knee (Part 2)

Controversy continues about whether ACL surgery leads to OA

Posted on November 10, 2005

Part I: Round table participants consider how the mechanisms of reconstruction can contribute to joint deterioration in some patients. ORTHOPAEDICS TODAY INTERNATIONAL 2005; 8:1 Part II: [Controversy continues about the impact of ACL reconstruction and postop rehabilitation] Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, if undiagnosed and untreated, has been associated with disability, meniscus tears and arthritis in studies of patients presenting with …

Controversy continues about the impact of ACL reconstruction and postop rehabilitation

Posted on March 11, 2005

In part II of this round table, participants discuss the data regarding ACL reconstruction and degenerative bone disease. Part I: [Controversy continues about whether ACL surgery leads to OA] For this round table, Donald C. Fithian, MD, gathered an international panel of experts to answer the question, “Does anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction cause knee arthritis?” In our last issue, …

ACL injuries in women: Why the gender disparity and how do we reduce it?

Posted on November 10, 2003

ORTHOPEDICS TODAY 2003; 23:1 July 2003 MODERATOR James Slauterbeck, MD Associate Professor & Vice Chairman Orthopaedic Surgery Texas Tech University School of Medicine Lubbock, Texas Elizabeth A. Arendt, MD Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bruce D. Beynnon, PhD Director of Research, Associate Professor Orthopaedics …