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Posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the knee is the long-term result of ACL injuries. The initial lesion consists of total or partial ACL ruptures, peripheral capsular or ligamentous damage, meniscal tears, and chondral fractures. The evolution of these lesions varies greatly from one patient to another. The purpose of our study consisted in precisely assessing symptoms and lesions in patients with an abnormal ACL as seen at arthroscopy. Then the data were compared to the time spent between the initial sprain and the time of arthroscopy.
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Dupont, J.Y., Scellier, C., Chaudières, D. (1988). The Natural History of ACL Ruptures. In: Müller, W., Hackenbruch, W. (eds) Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Knee. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72782-5_37
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