Total Knee Arthroplasty After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Not Just a Routine Primary Arthroplasty

Conclusions:
The results of this retrospective matched cohort study suggest that prior ACL reconstruction results in longer operative time and increased risk of early reoperation after total knee arthroplasty.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - January 31, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Watters, T. S., Zhen, Y., Martin, J. R., Levy, D. L., Jennings, J. M., Dennis, D. A. Tags: Knee Scientific Articles Source Type: research