Association of anterior cruciate ligament injury with knee osteoarthritis and total knee replacement: A retrospective cohort study from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database.

Association of anterior cruciate ligament injury with knee osteoarthritis and total knee replacement: A retrospective cohort study from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database.

OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to support the potential protective role of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction against the development of osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, the long-term results of ACL reconstruction in Taiwan were evaluated based on data from t...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Hsiung Lin, Ting-Chuan Wang, Chun-Fu Lai, Ru-Yin Tsai, Chih-Ping Yang, Chih-Shung Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5448760?pdf=render

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