Having a Revision ACL Reconstruction Is Worse Than Tearing the Contralateral ACL and Undergoing Reconstruction: A MOON Cohort Study
Patients who undergo revision ACLR within 5 years of primary ACLR demonstrate poorer PROMs and lower activity levels than those who undergo primary contralateral ACLR during this period. These 2 groups of patients should not be pooled to study outcomes of ACLR.
Authors
- Michelle L. Wolcott
- Sameer R. Oak
- Yuxuan Jin
- Annunziata Amendola
- JT Andrish
- Laura Huston
- Bruce S. Miller
- Brian R. Wolf
- Matthew J. Matava
- Robert H. Brophy
- Emily K. Reinke
- Charles L. Cox
- Rick W. Wright
- Armando Vidal
- Richard D. Parker
- Robert G. Marx
- Christopher C. Kaeding
- David C. Flanigan
- Robert A. Magnussen
- Kurt P. Spindler
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (US)
- University of Colorado System (US)
- Steadman Clinic (US)
- Iowa City Public Library (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465261416923
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00