Patients return to sports and to work after successful treatment of septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine specific return to sports (RTS) and return to work (RTW) rates of patients with septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and to assess for factors associated with a diminished postoperative return to physical activity after successful eradication of the infection.

Methods

In this study, patients who were treated for postoperative septic arthritis of the knee following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction between 2006 and 2018 were evaluated at a minimum follow-up (FU) of 2 years. Patients' outcomes were retrospectively analyzed using standardized patient-reported outcome scores including the Lysholm score and the subjective IKDC score, as well as return to sports and return to work questionnaires to assess for the

SUBMITTER: Themessl A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature