Interrater Agreement of an Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Classification System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is the most common ligament injury treated surgically by orthopaedic surgeons. The gold standard for the treatment of the majority of primary ACL tears is ACL reconstruction. However, novel methods of repair, such as bridge-enhanced ACL repair (BEAR), are currently being investigated as alternatives to reconstruction. To assess patients for midsubstance repair suitability, clarify the prognostic implications of injury location and damage, and evaluate the results of a repair technique, it is important to have a baseline classification system or grading scale that is reproducible across surgeons, particularly for multicenter collaboration. Currently, no such system or scale exists.

Purpose

To develop an arthroscopic ACL tear

SUBMITTER: BEAR-MOON 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7720329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature