The Long-term Radiographic Fate of the Chronically ACL-Deficient Knee: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Matched Cohort Studies
Patients with a chronically ACLD knee may be at an increased predisposition for developing moderate to severe arthritis but not mild arthritis compared with matched patients who undergo ACLR. Meniscectomy is a key predictor of worsened severity of osteoarthritis.
Authors
- Alexander Kiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6366-7043)
- Ajay Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-7185)
- Kosaran Gumarathas
- Robert G. Marx
- Paul Marks
- David Wasserstein
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251405438
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00