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ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2021

Trends of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in children and young adolescents in Italy show a constant increase in the last 15 years.

Umile Giuseppe Longo, Giuseppe Salvatore, Laura Ruzzini, Laura Risi Ambrogioni, Laura de Girolamo, Marco Viganò, Francesca Facchini, Eleonora Cella, Vincenzo Candela, Massimo Ciccozzi and 1 more

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Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Umile Giuseppe LongoDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Trigoria, Rome, Italy. g.longo@unicampus.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4063-9821
Giuseppe SalvatoreDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Trigoria, Rome, Italy.
Laura RuzziniBambin Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Laura Risi AmbrogioniDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Trigoria, Rome, Italy.
Laura de GirolamoIRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, via Riccardo Galeazzi 4, 20161, Milan, Italy.
Marco ViganòIRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, via Riccardo Galeazzi 4, 20161, Milan, Italy.
Francesca FacchiniIRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, via Riccardo Galeazzi 4, 20161, Milan, Italy.
Eleonora CellaMedical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo CandelaDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Trigoria, Rome, Italy.
Massimo CiccozziMedical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo DenaroDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 200, 00128, Trigoria, Rome, Italy.
Università Campus Bio-Medico · ITIstituto Ortopedico Galeazzi · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this 15-year nationwide study was to investigate the trend in ACL reconstructive surgeries in patients younger than 15 years old in Italy, as well as their social and economic impact. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe National Hospital Discharge records (SDO) collected by the Italian Ministry of Health in the 15-year period between 2001 and 2015 were analyzed. This contains anonymous data including patients' age, gender, ICD-9-CM codes for diagnosis and intervention, census region, region of hospitalization, length of the hospitalization, and public or private reimbursement.

results1,350 ACL reconstructions were performed in Italy in the population younger than 15 years old, with an incidence rate ranging from 0.16 to 2.04 procedures per 100,000 age-matched individuals. Similarly, the percentage of surgeries in 0-14 year old patients increased with respect to the total number of ACL reconstruction from 0.13% in 2001 to 0.95% in 2015. The age range 10-14 years is the most involved, accounting for 97.3% of surgeries recorded in the study period. The male:female ratio was 1.05 and most of these procedures were performed in the North of Italy (78.3%).

conclusionACL reconstructions in patients aged 10-14 years are increasing constantly since 2001, and thus, specific actions aimed to define the best management strategy as well as national educational programs to prepare the future surgeons to this new reality are mandatory in the interest of the public health. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.

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AdolescentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornItalyLength of StayMaleAnterior cruciate ligamentPediatricsPrevalenceReconstructionSurgery

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