Where Sex Matters for Perioperative and Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Outcomes: A Systematic Review of MOON Literature
There was 100% agreement on the following: sex is not associated with differences in graft tear or contralateral native ACL tear at 2 and 6 postoperative years; female sex is associated with worse Marx activity scores at 2, 6, and 10 years; and female sex is associated with worse return-to-play percentages at 2 and 7 years. There was 60% agreement that female sex is associated with worse IKDC scores at 2 and 6 years.
Authors
- Martin Hale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-9762)
- Riley O’Toole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2529-1935)
- Shelley Ivary
- Michael S. Ramos
- Michael J. Scarcella
- Kurt P. Spindler
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251386027
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15