Descriptive Epidemiology of Complete ACL Tears in the Skeletally Immature Population: A Prospective Multicenter PLUTO Study
Almost all skeletally immature patients with ACL tears were injured during sports, surgical treatment was overwhelmingly the treatment of choice, and preferred surgical techniques varied based on skeletal ages.
Authors
- Paul Saluan
- Daniel W. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7286-6864)
- Peter D. Fabricant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-685X)
- Shital N. Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4391-0525)
- Benton E. Heyworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-1344)
- Lyle J. Micheli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-9332)
- Eric W. Edmonds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-5645)
- J. Todd R. Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2538-1626)
- Christian N. Anderson
- Crystal A. Perkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4599-6844)
- Jeffrey J. Nepple (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7582-1415)
- Matthew J. Matava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9291-2749)
- Melissa A. Christino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5003-7632)
- Matthew D. Milewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0975-1543)
- Frank A. Cordasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7275-4050)
- S. Clifton Willimon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7733-4787)
- Andrew T. Pennock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-5603)
- Lauren Hutchinson
- Mininder S. Kocher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7938-7820)
- Henry G. Chambers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4372-0780)
- Theodore John Ganley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-7835)
- Danielle L. Cook
- Kevin G. Shea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-1425)
- Michael T. Busch
- Eric J. Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9459-0982)
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465241312215
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.03
Funders
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America