How Some Sports Injuries Can Cause Arthritis at an Early Age

Your high school soccer career ended with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and knee surgery. Now, 20 years later, you’re experiencing increasing pain in that same knee and the doctor diagnoses the problem as post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA).

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February 13, 2025
5 min

Cedars-Sinai Pulse

Top Institutions in Orthopedic Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

#1

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY
Key Differentiators
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
- Cartilage Biology
#2

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN
Key Differentiators
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
- Regenerative Medicine
#3

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL
Key Differentiators
- Orthopedics
- Physical Therapy
- Osteoarthritis Research
#4

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center

San Francisco, CA
Key Differentiators
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
- Biomedical Engineering
#5

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA
Key Differentiators
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
- Musculoskeletal Research