BJSM Podcast

ACL MYTH BUSTING Part 1 with Prof Jackie Whittaker and Dr Stephanie Filbay EP# 521

01.06.2023 - By BMJ GroupPlay

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In this podcast, Dr Brooke Patterson hosts ACL injury and post-traumatic osteoarthritis leading experts Ass. Prof Jackie Whittaker and Dr Stephanie Filbay in part 1 of an ACL myth busting series. In today’s episode you will find out if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE….

●ACL reconstruction reduces the risk of osteoarthritis compared to non-surgical management

●Only patella tendon grafts get patellofemoral osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction

●Non-surgical management of an ACL injury increases the risk of future meniscal tears

●Meniscal lesions at the time of ACL injury/surgery increases the risk osteoarthritis after ACL injury

●Higher BMI increases the risk of osteoarthritis after ACL injury

●People can return to sport without having an ACL reconstruction for their ACL tear

●Increased laxity increases the risk of osteoarthritis after ACL injury/surgery

Whittaker et al 2022 OPTIKNEE consensus statement https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36379676

Whittaker et al 2022 OPTIKNEE review of risk factors http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/10/05/bjsports-2022-105496.abstract

OPTIKNEE website OPTIKNEE bit.ly https://bit.ly/OPTIKNEE

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