ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2024
Influence of Surgeon Experience and Clinic Volume on Subjective Knee Function and Revision Rates in Primary ACL Reconstruction: A Study from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry.
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- Surgical caseload and annual volume influence cartilage treatment strategies in primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Transitioning between medical equipment suppliers does not affect ACL reconstruction outcomes in a high-volume setting.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes and Revision Rates After ACL Reconstruction With Quadriceps Versus Hamstring and Patellar Tendon Autografts: Sex-Stratified Results From the Swedish Knee Ligament Registry.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- From Past to Future: Emergent Concepts of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery and Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Higher isokinetic quadriceps peak force is associated with a patient-acceptable symptom-state 1 and 3 years after ACL reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Dynamic valgus after ACL reconstruction: quadriceps- vs. semitendinosus tendon grafts.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- High failure rate in meniscal repair when preceding anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: An analysis of two-stage surgery for concomitant ACL injury and traumatic meniscus tear.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Combined anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and lateral meniscal root repair yields low failure rates, but inferior subjective outcomes compared to isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A comparative study of independent tunnel and anterior cruciate ligament bone tunnel techniques.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery from private and public healthcare services in Australia.JSAMS plus · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) performed by high-volume surgeons/clinics has been associated with increased graft individualization and decreased operating times, complication rates, and total costs. Purpose: To investigate the influence of surgeon/clinic volume on subjective knee function and revision surgery rates at 2 years after primary ACLR. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Data from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry were used to study patients who underwent primary ACLR between 2008 and 2019. Surgeons/clinics were categorized based on a combination of total caseload volume (cutoff: 50 ACLRs/surgeon, 500 ACLRs/clinic) and annual volume (cutoff: 29 ACLRs/year/surgeon, 56 ACLRs/year/clinic). The thresholds of minimal important change (MIC), Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS), and treatment failure (TF) relative to the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and KOOS Results: Of 35,371 patients, 16,317 had 2-year follow-up outcome data and were included. Patients who underwent primary ACLR by high-volume surgeons had significantly higher MIC and PASS rates and lower TF rates when compared with patients who underwent the procedure by low-volume surgeons: MIC Conclusion: Patients who underwent primary ACLR by high-volume surgeons experienced increased improvement and satisfaction regarding subjective knee function. Factors other than surgical volume influenced subsequent surgery rates. Patients might benefit from undergoing primary ACLR by high-volume providers.
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