The effect of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on the risk of knee reinjury

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1906-1914

  Dunn, Warren R ^a   Lyman, Stephen ^a   Lincoln, Andrew E ^b,c   Amoroso, Paul J ^d   Wickiewicz, Thomas ^a   Marx, Robert G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Injury; Military; Outcome study; Reinjury; Reoperation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 9244248181     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504265006     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Allen CR, Wong EK, Livesay GA, Sakane M, Fu FH, Woo SL. Importance of the medial meniscus in the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee. J Orthop Res. 2000;18:109-115.
2. Amoroso PJ, Yore MM, Weyandt B, Jones BH. Total Army Injury and Health Outcomes Database: a model comprehensive research database. Mil Med. 1999;164(suppl 8):1-36.
3. Arciero RA, Scoville CR, Snyder RJ, Uhorchak JM, Taylor DC, Huggard DJ. Single versus two-incision arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 1996;12:462-469.
4. Barber-Westin SD, Noyes FR, Andrews M. A rigorous comparison between the sexes of results and complications after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 1997;25:514-526.
5. Barrack RL, Bruckner JD, Kneisl J, Inman WS, Alexander AH. The outcome of nonoperatively treated complete tears of the anterior cruciate ligament in active young adults. Clin Orthop. 1990;259:192-199.
6. Barrack RL, Buckley SL, Bruckner JD, Kneisl JS, Alexander AH. Partial versus complete acute anterior cruciate ligament tears: the results of nonoperative treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1990;72:622-624.
7. Barrett GR, Noojin FK, Hartzog CW, Nash CR. Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in females: a comparison of hamstring versus patellar tendon autograft. Arthroscopy. 2002;18:46-54.
8. Bellabarba C, Bush-Joseph CA, Bach BR Jr. Patterns of meniscal injury in the anterior cruciate-deficient knee: a review of the literature. Am J Orthop. 1997;26:18-23.
9. Beynnon BD, Johnson RJ, Fleming BC, et al. Anterior cruciate ligament replacement: comparison of bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts with two-strand hamstring grafts. A prospective, randomized study. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84:1503-1513.
10. Bray RC, Dandy DJ. Meniscal lesions and chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency: meniscal tears occurring before and after reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1989;71:128-130.
11. Buckley SL, Barrack RL, Alexander AH. The natural history of conservatively treated partial anterior cruciate ligament tears. Am J Sports Med. 1989;17:221-225.
12. Cannon WD Jr, Vittori JM. The incidence of healing in arthroscopic meniscal repairs in anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knees versus stable knees. Am J Sports Med. 1992;20:176-181.
13. Cerabona F, Sherman MF, Bonamo JR, Sklar J. Patterns of meniscal injury with acute anterior cruciate ligament tears. Am J Sports Med. 1988;16:603-609.
14. Cheadle A, Franklin G, Wolfhagen C, et al. Factors influencing the duration of work-related disability: a population-based study of Washington State workers' compensation. Am J Public Health. 1994;84:190-196.
15. Cipolla M, Scala A, Gianni E, Puddu G. Different patterns of meniscal tears in acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures and in chronic ACL-deficient knees: classification, staging and timing of treatment. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 1995;3:130-134.
16. Clancy WG Jr, Ray JM, Zoltan DJ. Acute tears of the anterior cruciate ligament: surgical versus conservative treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1988;70:1483-1488.
17. Cox JS, Lenz HW. Women midshipmen in sports. Am J Sports Med. 1984;12:241-243.
18. Daniel DM, Stone ML, Dobson BE, Fithian DC, Rossman DJ, Kaufman KR. Fate of the ACL-injured patient: a prospective outcome study. Am J Sports Med. 1994;22:632-644.
19. DeHaven KE. Diagnosis of acute knee injuries with hemarthrosis. Am J Sports Med. 1980;8:9-14.
20. Department of Army. Enlisted Career Management Fields and Military Occupational Specialty. Army Registration 611-201. Washington, DC: Department of Army; 1994.
21. Dunn WR, Lincoln AE, Hinton RY, Smith GS, Amoroso PJ. Occupational disability after hospitalization for the treatment of an injury of the anterior cruciate ligament. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003;85:1656-1666.
22. Eriksson K, Anderberg P, Hamberg P, et al. A comparison of quadruple semitendinosus and patellar tendon grafts in reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2001;83:348-354.
23. Fink C, Hoser C, Hackl W, Navarro RA, Benedetto KP. Long-term outcome of operative or nonoperative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament rupture: is sports activity a determining variable? Int J Sports Med. 2001;22:304-309.
24. Fowler PJ, Regan WD. The patient with symptomatic chronic anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency: results of minimal arthroscopic surgery and rehabilitation. Am J Sports Med. 1987;15:321-325.
25. Frank CB, Jackson DW. The science of reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1997;79:1556-1576.
26. Garcia R Jr, Brunet ME, Timon S, Barrack RL. Lateral extra-articular knee reconstruction: long-term patient outcome and satisfaction. J South Orthop Assoc. 2000;9:19-23.
27. Gillquist J. Repair and reconstruction of the ACL: is it good enough? Arthroscopy. 1993;9:68-71.
28. Hanley ST, Warren RF. Arthroscopic meniscectomy in the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee. Arthroscopy. 1987;3:59-65.
29. Indelicato PA, Bittar ES. A perspective of lesions associated with ACL insufficiency of the knee: a review of 100 cases. Clin Orthop. 1985;198:77-80.
30. Johnson D, Harner CD, Maday MG. Revision anterior cruciate ligament surgery. In: Fu F, Harner CD, Vince KG, eds. Knee Surgery. Baltimore, Md: Williams & Wilkins; 1994:877-895.
31. Johnson RJ. The anterior cruciate ligament problem. Clin Orthop. 1983;172:14-18.
32. Kannus P, Jarvinen M. Conservatively treated tears of the anterior cruciate ligament: long-term results. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1987;69:1007-1012.
33. Katz MH, Hauck WW. Proportional hazards (Cox) regression. J Gen Intern Med. 1993;8:702-711.
34. Keating J. Physical examination can detect the presence or absence of cruciate ligament injury. Aust J Physiother. 2002;48:132.
35. Keene GC, Bickerstaff D, Rae PJ, Paterson RS. The natural history of meniscal tears in anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency. Am J Sports Med. 1993;21:672-679.
36. Kocher MS, Saxon HS, Hovis WD, Hawkins RJ. Management and complications of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature patients: survey of the Herodicus Society and the ACL Study Group. J Pediatr Orthop. 2002;22:452-457.
37. Lynch MA, Henning CE, Glick KR Jr. Knee joint surface changes: long-term follow-up meniscus tear treatment in stable anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. Clin Orthop. 1983;172:148-153.
38. Nau T, Lavoie P, Duval N. A new generation of artificial ligaments in reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: two-year follow-up of a randomised trial. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2002;84:356-360.
39. Noojin FK, Barrett GR, Hartzog CW, Nash CR. Clinical comparison of intraarticular anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using autogenous semitendinosus and gracilis tendons in men versus women. Am J Sports Med. 2000;28:783-789.
40. Noyes FR, Bassett RW, Grood ES, Butler DL. Arthroscopy in acute traumatic hemarthrosis of the knee: incidence of anterior cruciate tears and other injuries. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1980;62:687-695.
41. Noyes FR, Mooar LA, Moorman CT III, McGinniss GH. Partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament: progression to complete ligament deficiency. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1989;71:825-833.
42. Noyes FR, Mooar PA, Matthews DS, Butler DL. The symptomatic anterior cruciate-deficient knee, part I: the long-term functional disability in athletically active individuals. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1983;65:154-162.
43. Odensten M, Hamberg P, Nordin M, Lysholm J, Gillquist J. Surgical or conservative treatment of the acutely torn anterior cruciate ligament: a randomized study with short-term follow-up observations. Clin Orthop. 1985;198:87-93.
44. Pattee GA, Fox JM, Del Pizzo W, Friedman MJ. Four to ten year followup of unreconstructed anterior cruciate ligament tears. Am J Sports Med. 1989;17:430-435.
45. Pinczewski LA, Deehan DJ, Salmon LJ, Russell VJ, Clingeleffer A. A five-year comparison of patellar tendon versus four-strand hamstring tendon autograft for arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. Am J Sports Med. 2002;30:523-536.
46. Practice Management Information Corporation. The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification. 5th ed. Burr Ridge, Ill: ADP/Context; 1999.
47. Richmond JC. Three surgical methods of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction were equally effective. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84:323.
48. Shaieb MD, Kan DM, Chang SK, Marumoto JM, Richardson AB. A prospective randomized comparison of patellar tendon versus semitendinosus and gracilis tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2002;30:214-220.
49. Shields CL Jr, Silva I, Yee L, Brewster C. Evaluation of residual instability after arthroscopic meniscectomy in anterior cruciate deficient knees. Am J Sports Med. 1987;15:129-131.
50. Smith GN, Mickler EA, Albrecht ME, Myers SL, Brandt KD. Severity of medial meniscus damage in the canine knee after anterior cruciate ligament transection. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2002;10:321-326.
51. Tibshirani R. A plain man's guide to the proportional hazards model. Clin Invest Med. 1982;5:63-68.
52. Warren RF. Meniscectomy and repair in the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient patient. Clin Orthop. 1990;252:55-63.
53. Warren RF, Levy IM. Meniscal lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. Clin Orthop. 1983;172:32-37.
54. Wickiewicz TL. Meniscal injuries in the cruciate-deficient knee. Clin Sports Med. 1990;9:681-694.
55. Wittenberg RH, Oxfort HU, Plafki C. A comparison of conservative and delayed surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a matched pair analysis. Int Orthop. 1998;22:145-148.
56. Wojtys EM, ed. The ACL Deficient Knee. Rosemont, Ill: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 1994.