Could Oral Contraceptives Help Protect an ACL Reconstruction?

September 9, 2026 1 min read Premium comments

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A new study analyzing more than 26,000 ACL reconstructions found that female patients with documented oral contraceptive use at the time of surgery had a 25% lower risk of undergoing another ipsilateral ACL reconstruction within five years.

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