Open AccessPatient-Related Risk Factors for Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear After ACL Reconstruction: An Analysis of 3707 Primary ACL Reconstructions
Author(s) -
Jourdan M. Cancienne,
Robert B. Browning,
Brian C. Werner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hss journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1556-3324
pISSN - 1556-3316
DOI - 10.1007/s11420-019-09687-x
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , acl injury , risk factor , surgery , odds ratio , depression (economics) , comorbidity , orthopedic surgery , economics , macroeconomics
Return to play after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction can increase risk for both ipsilateral graft rupture and contralateral ACL rupture. The risk for injury of the contralateral knee after ACL reconstruction could be nearly double that of ipsilateral graft rupture.