Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

ACL Injuries on the Rise

ACL injuries on the rise; readmission increases with age and other factors.
In a review of 70,547 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions performed between 1997 and 2006 in New York State, a research team found that the number of ACL reconstructions performed in a year increased from 6,178 in 1997 to 7,507 in 2006. The team found that readmission within 90 days occurred at a 2.3 percent rate, and subsequent surgery on either knee within 1 year occurred at a 6.5 percent rate. Patients older than 40 years of age, with a preexisting comorbidity, who were male, or who were operated on by a lower-volume surgeon were at increased risk for readmission within 90 days. Predictors of subsequent knee surgery included being female, having concomitant knee surgery, and being operated on by a lower-volume surgeon. Predictors of a subsequent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction included being younger than 40 years old, concomitant meniscectomy or other knee surgery, and surgery in a lower-volume hospital. The study was published in the October 1 issue of JBJS-A.