15 years after ACL knee reconstruction, 84 percent of male patients still highly active, study says
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 15:21
in Health & Medicine
Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft continue at a high level of activity 15 years later, according to a new study. Additionally, these patients have not developed severe osteoarthritis and their knees remain stable.