Alexandre Sabate-Ferris, Nicolas de l'Escalopier, Olivier Barbier, Julien Danis, Thomas Demoures, Benjamin Joly, Floris van Rooij, Mo Saffarini, Camille Choufani
PURPOSE: To determine the rate and time of return to duty following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in military members, and to determine whether their outcomes are influenced by patient characteristics or surgical parameters. METHODS: We prospectively assessed 280 military members that underwent ACLR. 27 were excluded due to multi-ligamentous injuries or revision surgery, two did not provide informed consent and 62 were lost to follow-up. Patient demographics, pre-injury physical workload, complications and whether/when patients resumed duty and sports were noted, as well as clinical outcomes at a minimum follow-up of one year, including Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), International Knee Documentation Committee score (IKDC), Lysholm, and Tegner scale...
September 19, 2023: International Orthopaedics