POSTER ABSTRACTS - ISAKOS

E-poster #406
Risk Factors Correlated with Results After
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in
948 Patients, with a Normal Contralateral Knee
Juri Toomas Kartus, Trollhattan, SWEDEN,
Ninni Sernert, Trollhattan, SWEDEN
Bengt Eriksson, Goteborg, SWEDEN
Lars Ejerhed, Uddevalla, SWEDEN
Lennart Magnusson, SWEDEN
Eva Faxon, Goteborg, SWEDEN
Jon Karlsson Goteborg SWEDEN
Gauti Laxdal Gothenburgh SWEDEN, Presenter
Department of Orthopaedics, Goteborg, SWEDEN
Introduction: The aim of the study was to assess
the outcome after anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) reconstruction in a large group of patients.
Patients and Methods: 948 patients (323 female,
625 male) with a symptomatic unilateral ACL
rupture, who underwent arthroscopic
reconstruction using patellar tendon autograft
and interference screw fixation at 3 Swedish
hospitals were included in the study. The age of
the patients at the time of the index operation
was 26 (14-53) years. The patients were operated
12 (0.5-360) months after the index injury.
Independent physiotherapists performed the
follow-up examinations after 32 (21-117) months.
Results: 550/948 (58%) patients underwent
meniscal surgery before, during or after the ACL
reconstruction. The Tegner activity level was 8 (2-
10) pre-injury, 3 (0-9) pre-operatively and 6 (1-10)
at follow-up (p