EVALUATION OF SERUM RELAXIN CONCENTRATIONS AND KNEE VALGUS AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Background: Athletes who sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are more likely to develop adverse health outcomes, such as knee osteoarthritis, knee pain, and obesity. It is assumed that the long-term consequences of ACL reconstruction are caused by the reconstruction itself. Studies have observed that relaxin, a peptide hormone similar in structure to insulin, interferes with the structural integrity of the ACL and elicits long...