The Relationship between Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Figure 1

AP and sunrise knee radiographic images of a 29-year-old male patient at (a-b) 8 months and (c-d) 30 months after an acute ACL injury. The images show progression of osteoarthritic changes in a young male with an ACL-deficient knee.

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