Early Viscosupplementation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Conclusion:
The study documented no adverse events and had some positive findings in terms of active ROM recovery and transpatellar circumference reduction. However, the early postoperative application of viscosupplementation did not lead to significant improvement in clinical scores after ACL reconstruction.

Registration:
NCT02630407 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier),

Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - September 29, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Di Martino, A., Tentoni, F., Di Matteo, B., Cavicchioli, A., Lo Presti, M., Filardo, G., Zaffagnini, S., Marcacci, M., Kon, E. Tags: Growth factors/Healing enhancement, Knee ligaments, ACL Source Type: research