Nonoperative Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears With 5-Year Follow-up
In this universally insured, contained patient cohort, 39.2% of the patients underwent a subsequent surgical procedure on the ipsilateral knee within 5 years of ACL injury, with 22.6% of patients opting to undergo delayed ACLR. Younger age was an independent risk factor for undergoing ACLR.
Authors
- Caitlin M. Rugg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5845-0747)
- Lue-Yen S. Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7980-9272)
- David Y. Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-7245)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251314441
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Kaiser Permanente