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ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2013

Functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, a study of health-related quality of life based on the Swedish National Knee Ligament Register.

Björn Barenius, Magnus Forssblad, Björn Engström, Karl Eriksson

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Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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58 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Do cartilage lesions affect the clinical outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017
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  4. No risk of arthrofibrosis after acute anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Björn BareniusSection of Orthopaedics, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 11883, Stockholm, Sweden. bjorn.barenius@sodersjukhuset.se
Magnus Forssblad
Björn Engström
Karl Eriksson
Karolinska Institutet · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo restore functional stability of the knee joint and to prevent secondary injuries to the cartilage and menisci are the main goals of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Functional stability can be assessed by health-related quality of life questionnaires, but characterising differences between a satisfactory and non-satisfactory result can be challenging.

methodsThe aim of this study based on the Swedish National Knee Ligament Register was to find predictors for a satisfactory result defined as functional recovery (FR) or a non-satisfactory result defined as treatment failure (TF), with special emphasis on waiting time before surgery and additional injuries. FR was defined as a Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) above: 90 for Pain, 84 for Symptoms, 91 for ADL, 80 for Sport/Rec and 81 for quality of life (QoL). TF was defined as a KOOS, QoL < 44.

resultsA complete KOOS was available for 41.4 % of a cohort of 8,584 patients 2 years after the ACL reconstruction. Of all patients, 19.7 % were FR and 28.9 % were TF. Male gender was a predictor for FR. Previous surgery of the menisci and a patella graft was predictors for TF and negative predictors for FR. A medial meniscus suture or resection at the time of reconstruction was a predictor for TF. Waiting time was a predictor for medial meniscus and cartilage injury at the time of reconstruction.

conclusionsFunctional recovery after an ACL reconstruction can be achieved; gender and additional injuries are important predictors for a functional recovery. To time surgery early, that is, before recurring giving ways has occurred is essential to decrease additional injuries and increase the chance of functional recovery.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMenisci, TibialMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSex Factors

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PMID22885701
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