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A Novel Intervention To Prevent Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Following Knee Joint Injury, Gerardo E. Narez

Doctoral Dissertations

The knee joint is the most commonly injured body part in the human body. Injuries as a result of participation in sports, or other recreational activities, often leads to damage to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus. Injury to these tissues is strongly associated with subsequent knee post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), which is considered a serious disease because it greatly impacts a patient’s quality of life and significantly increases their risk of premature death. To return stability to the joint, the current clinical treatment is to perform reconstruction of the torn ACL and a meniscal debridement, or meniscectomy, when needed. …