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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2020

A comparative analysis of the efficacy of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with autologous ligament grafting at different time points.

Bo Hu, Feng Gao, Chunbao Li, Boqing Zhang, Mingyang An, Ming Lu, Yufeng Liu, Yujie Liu

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Acute and subacute anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions are associated with a higher risk of revision and reoperation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo HuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Feng GaoMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3017-4434
Chunbao LiMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Boqing ZhangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Mingyang AnMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Ming LuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Yufeng LiuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Yujie LiuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1091-6218
PLA Academy of Military Science · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81601952
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study was performed to compare the clinical efficacies of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with autologous ligament grafting at different time points.

methodsEighty-five patients with ACL were categorized into two groups: Group A (GA, n = 45), who underwent early-stage (≤3 weeks) surgery, and Group B (GB, n = 40), who underwent advanced-stage (>3 weeks) surgery. Perioperative conditions, knee joint functions, activity and stability before and at 6 months postoperatively, changes in quality of life (QOL), good and excellent rates of knee joint functions, and incidence of complications were compared between the two groups.

resultsIn both groups, there was an increase in the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Lysholm score, and QOL and a decrease in the knee joint angle flexion limitation, angle of spread limitation, positive rates in the anterior drawer test (ADT), and Lachman test score (P < .05) after surgery. At 6 months postoperatively, the IKDC score, Lysholm score, and QOL were higher in GA than in GB (P < .05). The good and excellent rates of knee joint functions were higher in GA than in GB (93.33% vs. 77.50%) (P < .05).

conclusionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with autologous ligament grafting can achieve good effects whether performed in the early or advanced stage; however, the improvements in patients' knee joint functions and QOL are better in the early stage. Therefore, early ACL reconstruction with autologous ligament grafting is suggested.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionTransplantation, AutologousAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesFemaleHumansKnee JointLigamentsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeACL injuryknee joint functionoperation timingQOLreconstruction with autologous ligament graftingstability

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PMCPMC7755786
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