Is reconstruction the best management strategy for anterior cruciate ligament rupture? A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing anterior cruciate ligament …

TO Smith, K Postle, F Penny, I McNamara, CJV Mann - The Knee, 2014 - Elsevier
Aims The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal clinical and cost-effective
strategy for managing people following ACL rupture. Methods A systematic review of the …

[HTML][HTML] Operative versus conservative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a systematic review of functional improvement in adults

M Krause, F Freudenthaler, KH Frosch… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is a serious injury in patients who are
typically young and athletically active, with potential long-term complications including …

ACL reconstruction for all is not cost-effective after acute ACL rupture

V Eggerding, M Reijman, DE Meuffels… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To conduct a cost-utility analysis for two commonly used treatment strategies for
patients after ACL rupture; early ACL reconstruction (index) versus rehabilitation plus an …

Current practice in the management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the United Kingdom

B Kapoor, DJ Clement, A Kirkley… - British journal of sports …, 2004 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To outline the current practice in the management of anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) injuries in the United Kingdom. Methods: A postal questionnaire designed to include …

Consensus criteria for defining 'successful outcome'after ACL injury and reconstruction: a Delaware-Oslo ACL cohort investigation

AD Lynch, DS Logerstedt, H Grindem… - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background No gold standard exists for identifying successful outcomes 1 and 2 years after
operative and non-operative management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This …

Predictors for additional anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: data from the Swedish national ACL register

A Fältström, M Hägglund, H Magnusson… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To identify predictors for additional anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
Methods Patients from the Swedish national ACL register who underwent ACL …

A comparison of conservative and delayed surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a matched pair analysis

RH Wittenberg, HU Oxfort, C Plafki - International orthopaedics, 1998 - Springer
A series of 60 matched and paired patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) was studied; 30 were treated conservatively, even though operation was …

[HTML][HTML] Healing of acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture on MRI and outcomes following non-surgical management with the Cross Bracing Protocol

SR Filbay, M Dowsett, MC Jomaa, J Rooney… - British journal of sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Investigate MRI evidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) healing, patient-
reported outcomes and knee laxity in patients with acute ACL rupture managed non …

Long‐term results after primary repair or non‐surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a randomized study with a 15‐year follow‐up

A Meunier, M Odensten, L Good - Scandinavian journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the long‐term outcome of 100 patients 15 years after having been randomly
allocated to primary repair (augmented or non‐augmented) or non‐surgical treatment of an …

Knee function after surgical or nonsurgical treatment of acute rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament: a randomized study with a long-term follow-up period

C ANDERSSON, M ODENSTEN… - … and Related Research …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
One hundred fifty-six patients with a total rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) were
reexamined 41 to 80 months after injury. They were randomized to three treatment groups …