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ACL Injury – Complications and Risk Factors

If you have an ACL injury at any time, you stand a greater risk of developing knee osteoarthritis later in life. Women have a very high chance of ACL tear than men. Although ligament surgery can reconstruct it, yet, in some cases ACL injury leads to arthritis.

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This causes greater stress on ACL leading to ACL injury&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theteamwork&period;com&sol;health&sol;2016-150120-acl-injury-definition-diagnosis&period;html"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">ACL Injury &&num;8211&semi; Definition and Diagnosis<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;Definition and Diagnosis of ACL Injury<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theteamwork&period;com&sol;health&sol;2016-150121-acl-injury-causes-evaluation&period;html"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">ACL Injury &&num;8211&semi; Causes and Evaluation<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;Causes and Evaluation of ACL Injury<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theteamwork&period;com&sol;health&sol;2016-150122-acl-injury-signs-symptoms&period;html"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; 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