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ReviewActa orthopaedica2023

Patient injury claims for posterior cruciate ligament injury: a nationwide registry study in Finland.

Kirsi-Maaria Nyrhinen, Teemu Helkamaa, Ville Bister, Arne Schlenzka, Henrik Sandelin, Jerker Sandelin, Arsi Harilainen

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Review in Acta orthopaedica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kirsi-Maaria NyrhinenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki. irsi-maaria.nyrhinen@hus.fi.
Teemu HelkamaaDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki.
Ville BisterDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki.
Arne SchlenzkaDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki.
Henrik SandelinDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Mehiläinen Sports Hospital, Vaasa; 5 Orton Orthopaedic Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Jerker SandelinOrton Orthopaedic Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Arsi HarilainenOrton Orthopaedic Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIInvalidisäätiö · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposePosterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries usually occur in combination with other ligamentous knee injuries. The outcome varies and may be poor due to suboptimal treatment. We investigated claims following PCL injury treatment on a nationwide scale. PATIENTS AND

methodsAll patient PCL injury claims filed in Finland from 1997 to 2015 were collected from the Patient Insurance Centre (PIC) register. We reviewed and analyzed all records to determine the causes of claims. General background data were obtained from the National Care Register for Social Welfare and Health Care (HILMO).

resultsWe found out from HILMO background data that, during the 19-year study period, 1,891 PCL and 1,380 multiligament reconstructions were performed in 99 different hospitals. The number of PCL injuries treated conservatively is unknown. During this same period, 49 claims arrived at the PIC, and 39/49 of these patients were operated on. 12/49 claims were compensated. Of these 12 claims, 6 were compensated for technical errors and 4 were compensated for diagnostic delays.

conclusionThe number of patient injury claims was few, and compensated claims were even fewer. Technical errors and diagnostic delays were the most common reasons for reimbursement.

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Knee InjuriesPosterior Cruciate LigamentFinlandHospitalsHumansRegistries

Identifiers

PMID37592854
PMCPMC10436284
OpenAlexW4385969570

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