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Article

Application and Surgical Technique of ACL Reconstruction Using Worldwide Registry Datasets: What Can We Extract?

by
Ulrike Wittig
,
Georg Hauer
,
Ines Vielgut
,
Patrick Reinbacher
,
Andreas Leithner
and
Patrick Sadoghi
*
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2022, 7(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7010002
Submission received: 25 November 2021 / Revised: 21 December 2021 / Accepted: 26 December 2021 / Published: 27 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Role of Exercises in Musculoskeletal Disorders—4th Edition)
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Abstract

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common knee injuries. The purpose of this study was to compare surgical reconstruction of the ACL between different countries and regions in order to describe differences regarding epidemiological data, reconstruction frequency, and graft choice. A systematic literature search was performed using the ACL study group website in order to identify the relevant knee ligament registers. Four national registries were included, comprising those from Sweden, the UK, New Zealand, and Norway. A large variation was found concerning the total number of primary ACL reconstructions with a reported range from 4.1 to 51.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. The country-specific delay between injury and reconstruction varied between an average of 6.0 months and 17.6 months. The leading sports activities resulting in ACL injury included soccer, alpine skiing, handball, rugby, and netball. Moreover, a strong variability in graft choice for primary reconstruction was found. The comparison of ACL registers revealed large differences, indicating different clinical implications regarding conservative or surgical therapy and choice of the preferable graft. ACL registers offer a real-world clinical perspective with the aim to improve quality and patient safety by investigating factors associated with subsequent surgical outcomes.
Keywords: anterior cruciate ligament; ACL; ACL reconstruction; knee ligament register anterior cruciate ligament; ACL; ACL reconstruction; knee ligament register

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Wittig, U.; Hauer, G.; Vielgut, I.; Reinbacher, P.; Leithner, A.; Sadoghi, P. Application and Surgical Technique of ACL Reconstruction Using Worldwide Registry Datasets: What Can We Extract? J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2022, 7, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7010002

AMA Style

Wittig U, Hauer G, Vielgut I, Reinbacher P, Leithner A, Sadoghi P. Application and Surgical Technique of ACL Reconstruction Using Worldwide Registry Datasets: What Can We Extract? Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2022; 7(1):2. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7010002

Chicago/Turabian Style

Wittig, Ulrike, Georg Hauer, Ines Vielgut, Patrick Reinbacher, Andreas Leithner, and Patrick Sadoghi. 2022. "Application and Surgical Technique of ACL Reconstruction Using Worldwide Registry Datasets: What Can We Extract?" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 7, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7010002

APA Style

Wittig, U., Hauer, G., Vielgut, I., Reinbacher, P., Leithner, A., & Sadoghi, P. (2022). Application and Surgical Technique of ACL Reconstruction Using Worldwide Registry Datasets: What Can We Extract? Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 7(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7010002

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