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Functional Outcome in Athletes at Five Years of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Joint Authors
Sangwan, S. S.
Magu, Narender K.
Devgan, Ashish
Rohilla, Rajesh
Siwach, Ramchander
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the functional outcome in competitive level athletes at 5 years after ACL reconstruction with regard to return to sports and the factors or reasons in those who either stopped sports or showed a fall in their sporting levels.
Methods.
48 competitive athletes who had undergone arthroscopic assisted ACL reconstruction with a minimum follow up of at least 5 years were successfully recalled and were analyzed.
Results.
22 patients had returned to the preinjury levels of sports and 18 showed a decrease in their sporting levels.
Of the 18 patients, 12 referred to fear of reinjuring the same or contra-lateral knee as the prime reason for the same while 6 patients reported persisting knee pain and instability as reasons for a fall in their sporting abilities.
The difference in the scores of these groups was statistically significant.
8 patients out of the 48 had left sports completely due to reasons other than sports, even though they had good knee outcome scores.
Conclusion.
Fear of reinjury and psychosocial issues that are relevant to the social milieu of the athlete are very important and affect the overall results of the surgery with respect to return to sports.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Devgan, Ashish& Magu, Narender K.& Siwach, Ramchander& Rohilla, Rajesh& Sangwan, S. S.. 2011. Functional Outcome in Athletes at Five Years of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. ISRN Orthopedics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Devgan, Ashish…[et al.]. Functional Outcome in Athletes at Five Years of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. ISRN Orthopedics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Devgan, Ashish& Magu, Narender K.& Siwach, Ramchander& Rohilla, Rajesh& Sangwan, S. S.. Functional Outcome in Athletes at Five Years of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. ISRN Orthopedics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481573
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481573