Outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery from private and public healthcare services in Australia
Australian young adults who underwent ACLR using private healthcare (compared to public healthcare) services reported better knee-related QoL post-operatively in this cross-sectional cohort. Sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors contributed little to the differences observed. Future research should consider potential disparities in outcomes between participants using differing healthcare services both clinically and when recruiting participants into research studies evaluating outcomes post-ACLR.
Authors
- M. Haberfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6366-0896)
- Alysha De Livera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4981-4155)
- Adam Geoffrey Culvenor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9491-0264)
- Ewa Maria Roos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5425-2199)
- Christian J. Barton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3545-5094)
- Laura K. To
- M. Girdwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-7263)
- Kay M. Crossley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5892-129X)
- T. West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6297-1094)
- Andrea Maree Bruder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5422-5756)
- S. Evans
- Jamon L. Couch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6481-041X)
- Mark James Scholes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-1597)
Institutions
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Research Canada (CA)
- Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (ES)
- Services Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSAMS Plus
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsampl.2025.100088
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council