Descriptive epidemiology of the Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has worse outcomes than primary reconstructions. Predictors for these worse outcomes are not known. The Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) Group was developed to perform a multisurgeon, multicenter prospective longitudinal study to obtain sufficient subjects to allow multivariable analysis to determine predictors of clinical outcome.

Purpose

To describe the formation of MARS and provide descriptive analysis of patient demographics and clinical features for the initial 460 enrolled patients to date in this prospective cohort.

Study design

Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 2.

Methods

After training and institutional review board approval, surgeons began enrolling patients undergoing re

SUBMITTER: MARS Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3655411 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature