ACL Injuries & Osteoarthritis: Mayo Clinic Joins Arthritis Foundation Study

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Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and a top cause of disability, and many people who injure their anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs, are at higher risk of developing it.  To try to find ways to prevent and treat osteoarthritis, Mayo Clinic is joining an Arthritis Foundation funded study to analyze damaged cartilage before osteoarthritis sets in. In this video, study co-investigator Michael Stuart, M.D., vice-chair of orthopedic surgery and co-director of the Sports Medicine Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, discusses the study.

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