Surgical Predictors of Clinical Outcome 6 Years After Revision ACL Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been documented to have inferior outcomes compared with primary ACL reconstruction. The reasons why remain unknown.

Purpose

To determine whether surgical factors performed at the time of revision ACL reconstruction can influence a patient's outcome at 6-year follow-up.

Study design

Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2.

Methods

Patients who underwent revision ACL reconstruction were identified and prospectively enrolled between 2006 and 2011. Data collected included baseline patient characteristics, surgical technique and pathology, and a series of validated patient-reported outcome instruments: Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), International Knee Documentation Committee (IK

SUBMITTER: MARS Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11796288 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature