OAK BROOK, Ill. — Arthroscopic surgical repair of torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) or meniscal cartilage injuries in the knee does not decrease the chances of developing osteoarthritis, according to a new study published in the online edition and August print issue of the journal Radiology.A decade after the initial injuries were diagnosed using MRI, localized knee osteoarthritis was evident in patients, regardless of whether or not the injuries had been surgically repaired.
“This study proves that meniscal and cruciate ligament lesions increase the risk of developing specific types of knee osteoarthritis,” said Kasper Huétink, M.D., the study’s lead author and resident radiologist at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. “Surgical therapy does not decrease that risk.”
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