Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction-related patient injuries: a nationwide registry study in Finland.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - Treatment outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are generally good, but complications after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) can result in long-lasting problems. Patient injury claims usually fall on the more severe end of the complication spectrum. They are important to investigate because they may reveal the root causes of adverse events, which are often similar regardless of the complication's severity. Therefore, we analyzed ACL-related patient injuries in Finland, the reasons for these claims, causes of complications, and grounds for compensation.Patients and methods - We analyzed all claims filed at the Patient Insurance Centre (PIC) between 2005 and 2013 in which the suspected patient injury occurred between 2005 and 2010. This study also reviewed a

SUBMITTER: Nyrhinen KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6844426 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature