Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a patient who has received systemic steroids for autoimmune disease

• Main Authors: Tetsuro Ushio (Author), Ken Okazaki (Author), Hideki Mizu-uchi (Author), Satoshi Hamai (Author), Yukio Akasaki (Author), Yasuharu Nakashima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has become more common and the surgical morbidity has decreased, it has been performed not only in younger people to play sports but also middle-aged people, with satisfactory results. Therefore, some patients might have comorbidities fo...