SynthesisThe Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy2020
Meniscus or Cartilage Injury at the Time of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Is Associated With Worse Prognosis for Patient-Reported Outcome 2 to 10 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Systematic Review.
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- Postoperative rehabilitation interventions in adults after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Association between Meniscal Injuries at the Time of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Lower Return-to-Sport Rates: An Analysis at 5 Years of Follow-up of the MERIscience Cohort.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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- Reasons Why Patients Do Not Return to Sport Post ACLReconstruction: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Associated Medial Meniscal Injury with ACL Reconstruction Results in Poorer Strength and Jump Tests Outcomes: A 6-Month Analysis of 504 Patients from the MERIScience Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with suture tape augmentation in the high-risk, young population.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
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- Male football players have better patient-reported outcomes after primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared with females.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
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- Management after acute injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), part 2: management of the ACL-injured patient.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Review
- Functional outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: unravelling the role of time between injury and surgery, time since reconstruction, age, gender, pain, graft type, and concomitant injuries.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Contributors to self-report motor function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Four Distinct 5-Year Trajectories of Knee Function Emerge in Patients Who Followed the Delaware-Oslo ACL Cohort Treatment Algorithm.The American journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Writing up your clinical trial report for a scientific journal: the REPORT trial guide for effective and transparent research reporting without spin.British journal of sports medicine · 2022Review
- Graft isometry during anatomical ACL reconstruction has little effect on surgical outcomes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Effect of Concomitant Meniscal Lesions and Meniscal Surgery in ACL Reconstruction With 5-Year Follow-Up: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study From Norway and Sweden of 8408 Patients.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectives(1) To assess prognostic factors for patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and physical activity 2 to 10 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) or anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, and (2) to assess differences in prognostic factors between patients treated with ACLR and with rehabilitation alone.
designPrognosis systematic review. LITERATURE SEARCH: Systematic searches were performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus. STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: We selected prospective cohort studies and randomized clinical trials that included adults or adolescents undergoing either ACLR or rehabilitation alone after ACL rupture. Studies had to assess the statistical association between potential prognostic factors (factors related to patient characteristics, injury, or knee symptoms/function measured at baseline or within 1 year) and outcomes (PROMs and physical activity). DATA SYNTHESIS: Our search yielded 997 references. Twenty studies met the inclusion criteria. Seven studies with low or moderate risk of bias remained for data synthesis.
resultsModerate-certainty evidence indicated that concomitant meniscus and cartilage injuries were prognostic factors for worse PROMs 2 to 10 years after ACLR. Very low-certainty evidence suggested that body mass index, smoking, and baseline PROMs were prognostic factors for worse outcome. Very low-certainty evidence suggested that female sex and a worse baseline Marx Activity Rating Scale score were prognostic factors for a worse Marx Activity Rating Scale score 2 to 10 years after ACLR. There was a lack of studies on prognostic factors after rehabilitation alone.
conclusionConcomitant meniscus and cartilage injuries were prognostic factors for worse long-term PROMs after ACLR. The certainty was very low for other prognostic factors.
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