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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2024

Evaluating the Importance of Return to Sports and Hamstring Strength in a Discrete Choice Experiment for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.

Scott M Feeley, Jalen N Broome, Rachel E Cherelstein, Benjamin E Neubauer, Christopher M Kuenze, Edward S Chang

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Scott M FeeleyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-9577
Jalen N BroomeSchool of Medicine, University of Virginia (INOVA Campus), Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
Rachel E CherelsteinInova Sports Medicine, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
Benjamin E NeubauerEastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3156-2561
Christopher M KuenzeInova Sports Medicine, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9184-4636
Edward S ChangSchool of Medicine, University of Virginia (INOVA Campus), Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

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Background: With emerging treatments for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, analysis of patient preferences is lacking to align clinical care and research with patient priorities. Purposes: To identify patient priorities for outcomes after surgical intervention if they were to sustain an ACL tear, analyze what outcome measures influenced preferences, and determine whether patient demographics influenced preferences. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The authors screened patients aged 18 to 30 years who presented for upper extremity complaints to a single institution in 2023. Patients were excluded for current lower extremity injury or history of a knee injury requiring surgical consultation. The authors designed a discrete choice experiment through literature review of outcome measures for bridge-enhanced ACL restoration (BEAR) and ACL reconstruction (ACLR) with hamstring tendon autograft. Measures included return to sports, risk of arthritis, risk of reinjury, and hamstring strength. Patients chose surgery A (ACLR with hamstring tendon autograft) or surgery B (BEAR) and then rated the importance of each outcome measure on their selection. Results: In total, 100 participants (36 female; mean age, 25.1 ± 4.0 years) completed the discrete choice experiment. Overall, 56.0% participated in sports and 80.0% were employed. Based on surgery choice group, there were no significant differences in sex, age, Marx Activity Scale score, sports participation, or employment status between patients who selected BEAR or ACLR with hamstring tendon autograft (all Conclusion: In this discrete choice experiment of adults without prior ACL injury, return to sports and hamstring strength were identified as patient priorities when selecting a procedure for ACL injury. Risk of reinjury, however, was not a significant factor in procedure selection. Importantly, these priorities were maintained regardless of patient characteristics, activity level, or employment status.

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BEARdiscrete choice experimentfootball (soccer)knee ligaments, ACLreturn to sportsskiing/snowboarding

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PMCPMC11544754

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