If knee ligament tears, arthritis may follow

When Jason Lalli tore his left anterior cruciate ligament at age 26, he thought he would be fine as soon as he had his knee repaired. Within about another year, Lalli’s doctor did more work on the knee and gave him bad news: He had arthritis. Orthopaedics have believed for years that torn tendons or ligaments put patients, no matter how young, at risk for arthritis. More…….

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