The Swedish National Anterior Cruciate Ligament Register

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Authors

Mattias Ahldén · University of Gothenburg

Kristian Samuelsson · University of Gothenburg

Ninni Sernert · NU Hospital Group

Magnus Forssblad · Karolinska Institutet

Jón Karlsson · Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Jüri Kartus · NU Hospital Group

Abstract

Primary ACL reconstruction significantly improves all the subscales of the KOOS. Young female soccer players run a major risk of reinjuring their ACL or injuring the contralateral ACL; revision ACL reconstructions do less well than primary reconstructions, and smokers do less well than nonsmokers.

Topics & Keywords

Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Sports injuries and prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volume 40, Issue 10, pp. 2230-2235

DOI: 10.1177/0363546512457348

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