Paper 45: The Prevention of Post-operative Arthrosis Following ACL Reconstruction Is Possible if Osseous Homeostasis is Restored and Maintained: Arthrosis Perspective

Abstract

BackgroundRecent reports from the USA, Europe, and Asia have documented the disconcerting phenomenon of early knee arthrosis following even biomechanically well done ACL reconstructive surgery. In prior work, we have suggested that the achievement of a normal Tc 99-MDP bone scan - representing an objective marker of the restoration of osseous/joint homeostasis – following ACL reconstructive (and other) knee surgery is predictive of the absence of DJD out to 7 years. In this work, we report on 19 patients with 20 ACL reconstructed knees followed to between 10 to 15 years postoperatively both radiographically and scintigraphically.