🚨BREAKING: Legendary #Browns WR Josh Gordon plans to RETIRE from football.
Per source, he was only interested in playing in the NFL or retiring.
Gordon had a historic start, recording 1,646 receiving yards in his 2nd season, earning All-Pro & Pro Bowl honors. He also won an SB
🚨NEW ACL STUDY
Study Title:
Knee-Related Quality of Life Compared Between 20 and 35 Years After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treated Surgically With Primary Repair or Reconstruction, or Nonsurgically.
Authors: Joanna Kvist, Moa Pettersson
Journal: American Journal of Sports Medicine
Date: January 18, 2024
Details: Between 1980 and 1983, 139 patients with acute ACL rupture were allocated to surgical or nonsurgical treatment of the ACL.
Both groups completed a structured rehabilitation program.
Of those patients, 59 were followed for 20 and 35 years after ACL rupture.
Results:
An ACL injury impairs knee-related QoL for up to 35 years, with no difference between treatment approaches (initial repair or later reconstruction compared with nonsurgical treatment). (‼️)
The deterioration decreases with longer follow-up.
Clinicians should be aware of differences in QoL depending on the measurement outcome.
My thoughts: This is a very fascinating study. Rarely do you see a follow up 35 years, that’s insane. The goal of this study in my opinion was to see if surgery would help prevent osteoarthritis formation in the long-run. Based on this data, there was no difference between having surgery & not having surgery in terms of the development of long-term arthritis in that knee.
While surgery may be necessary in athletes, especially high-level ones to allow for return to performance. Surgery may not be as important for ‘regular people’ if the primary goal is to prevent future arthritis.
Good study!
https://t.co/3sEEba2ZQA