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ReviewKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2022

Current trends in the anterior cruciate ligament part II: evaluation, surgical technique, prevention, and rehabilitation.

Volker Musahl, Ian D Engler, Ehab M Nazzal, Jonathan F Dalton, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Jonathan D Hughes, Stefano Zaffagnini, Francesco Della Villa, James J Irrgang, Freddie H Fu and 1 more

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Review in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. "Cost-effectiveness of ACL treatment is dependent on age and activity level: a systematic review".Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Volker MusahlUPMC Freddie Fu Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 South Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Ian D EnglerUPMC Freddie Fu Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 South Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. englerid@upmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-4991
Ehab M NazzalUPMC Freddie Fu Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 South Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jonathan F DaltonUPMC Freddie Fu Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 South Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Gian Andrea LucidiUPMC Freddie Fu Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 South Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jonathan D HughesUPMC Freddie Fu Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 South Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Stefano ZaffagniniIIa Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Francesco Della VillaEducation and Research Department, Isokinetic Medical Group, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Bologna, Italy.
James J IrrgangDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Freddie H FuUPMC Freddie Fu Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 South Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jon KarlssonThe Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical evaluation and management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most widely researched topics in orthopedic sports medicine, giving providers ample data on which to base their practices. The ACL is also the most commonly treated knee ligament. This study reports on current topics and research in clinical management of ACL injury, starting with evaluation, operative versus nonoperative management, and considerations in unique populations. Discussion of graft selection and associated procedures follows. Areas of uncertainty, rehabilitation, and prevention are the final topics before a reflection on the current state of ACL research and clinical management of ACL injury. Level of evidence V.

Indexed as

Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionAnterior Cruciate LigamentHumansKnee JointTreatment OutcomeACLACL injuryACL preventionACL reconstructionACL rehabilitationTrends

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PMID34865182

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