Postoperative Infections After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Significantly Increase the Risk of 3-Compartment Osteoarthritis at Long-Term Follow-Up.
PURPOSE To compare the long-term radiographic and clinical outcomes of patients who developed postoperative infection after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with those of a matched cohort of patients who underwent uncomplicated ACLR to determine the impact of infection on the development of osteoarthrit...