Profiling of abnormal knee joint loading to reduce risk of post-traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis following Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction. KU Leuven
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries, are of particular concern to the young and active part of our population as about 50% of patients with ACL injury can expect to suffer from premature cartilage degeneration (osteoarthritis-OA) within 10 years after the injury. The primary cause of this cartilage degeneration is believed to be the many repetitions of pathological loading on the musculoskeletal structures (knee joint ...