The Sacramento Bee reports:
Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves
quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to
research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports
Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA.
"ACL
knee injuries have long been a source of problems for athletes, and we
are excited to have such a large body of data to evaluate different
treatments," said Juri T Kartus, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics,
NU-Hospital Organization, Sweden. "To see patients improving in the
years following surgery is a great indicator of what we are doing
right."
The study examined data from the Swedish National ACL
Reconstruction Register, which began compiling patient information in
2005. The Register consists of both patient and surgeon reported data,
including the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome (KOOS) score for
quality and function after surgery, cause of injury, previous surgeries,
time between injury and reconstruction, and graft type. Approximately
90 percent of all ACL reconstructions performed annually in Sweden are
reported.
"With more than 18,000 people already in the Register, we are
excited about the volume of cases we will be able to assess in the
future," noted Kartus. "We hope continued evaluation of the data will
help us determine the best methods for ACL reconstruction."
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