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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2017; 8(3): 212-217
Published online Mar 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i3.212
Published online Mar 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i3.212
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and knee osteoarthritis
Nikolaos K Paschos, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Penn Sports Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Author contributions: Paschos NK developed the idea and wrote the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Nikolaos K Paschos, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Penn Sports Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 235 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. paschos.nikolaos@gmail.com
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Received: September 1, 2016
Peer-review started: September 5, 2016
First decision: September 29, 2016
Revised: October 16, 2016
Accepted: December 13, 2016
Article in press: December 14, 2016
Published online: March 18, 2017
Processing time: 196 Days and 23.7 Hours
Peer-review started: September 5, 2016
First decision: September 29, 2016
Revised: October 16, 2016
Accepted: December 13, 2016
Article in press: December 14, 2016
Published online: March 18, 2017
Processing time: 196 Days and 23.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This editorial aims to present recent evidence in an attempt to answer the following questions: (1) does anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury inevitably leads to osteoarthritis (OA)? (2) can ACL reconstruction prevent cartilage degeneration and to what extend is this possible? and (3) what are the risk factors for OA development after ACL injury?