Influential Articles on Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Bibliometric Analysis

Trends in Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Victoria, Australia 2005–2015

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in children and adolescents have been the focus of recent media attention and parental concern, given their potential for adverse long-term health outcomes and healthcare costs. However, there is limited formal evidence on trends in the incidence of ACL injuries in children. This study utilizes the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) to character...

Accuracy of Lachman and Anterior Drawer Tests for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

  Background: The knee joint is prone to injury because of its complexity and weight-bearing function. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures happen in young and physically active population and can result in instability, meniscal tears, and articular cartilage damage. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of Lachman and anterior drawer test in ACL injury in compare with arthrosc...

Psychological Aspects of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

1 Impairment-based evaluation has, until recently, been the mainstay of orthopaedic 2 research in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. However, participation-3 based outcomes, in particular returning to sport, have lately garnered increased 4 research attention. This is important because returning to sport is typically a main 5 concern of injured athletes. Recent meta-analyses have ...

Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Summary

Surgical management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries

Background : Anatomic ACL surgery, including double bundle ACL reconstruction, has been investigated widely. The purpose of this study was to gain insight in the currently used surgical management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries amongst Belgian orthopaedic surgeons. Methods : A survey consisting of epidemiological questions, ACL surgery related questions and questions concerning rehabili...