作者
Peter D Fabricant, Nikita Lakomkin, Aristides I Cruz Jr, Elad Spitzer, J Todd R Lawrence, Robert G Marx
发表日期
2016/1/1
来源
Journal of ISAKOS
卷号
1
期号
1
页码范围
10-15
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are being seen and treated with increasing frequency in children and adolescent athletes. The superiority of treating ACL tears in children and adolescents with acute reconstruction, delayed reconstruction or non-operative treatment remains controversial.
Objectives
To perform a systematic literature review to investigate for any associations between progressive intra-articular joint damage (increasing rates of meniscal and cartilage injury) with delayed or non-operative treatment of ACL tears in children and adolescents under age 18 when compared with acute ACL reconstruction (ACLR).
Data sources
PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane computerised databases.
Study eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) paediatric patient population (defined as <18 years of age), (2) investigated association between operative or non-operative treatment and consequent meniscal …
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