ArticleAdvances in orthopedics2022
The Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Waiting for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Worse Than an Age- and Sex-Matched Population: Increasing Time on Waiting List for Surgery Was Independently Associated with a Worse Quality of Life.
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- Disparity in anterior cruciate ligament injury management: a case series review across six National Health Service trusts.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The aims of this study were to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients awaiting anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction compared to the population at risk: whether knee-specific function was predictive of HRQoL and to identify factors associated with a worse HRQoL. Methods: Sixty-seven patients (male, Results: The mean EQ-5D score for the study cohort was significantly worse than the matched score (difference, 0.367; Conclusions: Patients had a significantly worse HRQoL when compared to the age- and sex-matched population, which deteriorates with worsening physical function and increasing length of time on the waiting list. The knee-specific IKDC correlated with HRQoL and could be used to estimate the EQ-5D score.
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