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ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis diagnosed within 5 years following ACL reconstruction.

Stephan G Bodkin, Brian C Werner, Lindsay V Slater, Joseph M Hart

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Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stephan G BodkinDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Virginia, 210 Emmet St So, PO Box 400407, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA. sgb3d@virginia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-371X
Brian C WernerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Fontaine Research Park, Suite 1100515 Ray C. Hunt Dr., Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA.
Lindsay V SlaterShirley Ryan AbilityLab, 355 E Erie St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Joseph M HartDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Virginia, 210 Emmet St So, PO Box 400407, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA.
University of Virginia Health System · USShirley Ryan AbilityLab · USUniversity of Virginia · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose was to calculate the incidence of osteoarthritis in individuals following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) in a large, national database and to examine the risk factors associated with OA development.

methodsA commercially available insurance database was queried to identify new diagnoses of knee OA in patients with ACLR. The cumulative incidence of knee OA diagnoses in patients after ACLR was calculated and stratified by time from reconstruction. Odds ratios were calculated using logistic regression to describe factors associated with a new OA diagnosis including age, sex, BMI, meniscus involvement, osteochondral graft use, and tobacco use.

resultsA total of 10,565 patients with ACLR were identified that did not have an existing diagnosis of OA, 517 of which had a documented new diagnosis of knee OA 5 years after ACL reconstruction. When stratified by follow-up time points, the incidence of a new OA diagnosis within 6 months was 2.3%; within a 1-year follow-up was 4.1%; within 2 years, follow-up was 6.2%, within 3 years, follow-up was 8.4%; within 4 years, follow-up was 10.4%; and within 5 years, follow-up was 12.3%. Risk factors for new OA diagnoses were age (OR 2.44, P < 0.001), sex (OR 1.2, P = 0.002), obesity (OR 1.4, P < 0.001), tobacco use (OR = 1.3, P = 0.001), and meniscal involvement (OR 1.2, P = 0.005).

conclusionApproximately 12% of patients presenting within 5 years following ACLR are diagnosed with OA. Demographic factors associated with an increased risk of a diagnosis of PTOA within 5 years after ACLR are age, sex, BMI, tobacco use, and concomitant meniscal surgery. Clinicians should be cognizant of these risk factors to develop risk profiles in patients with the common goal to achieve optimal long-term outcomes after ACLR. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.

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AdolescentAdultAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionFemaleHumansIncidenceKnee JointMaleMeniscusMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTibial Meniscus InjuriesACL reconstructionKnee injuryOutcomesPost-traumatic osteoarthritisRisk factors

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