Open AccessAre Patient and Surgeon Expectations after ACL Reconstruction Realistic?
Author(s) -
Danielle Weekes,
Richard E. Campbell,
Weilong J. Shi,
Michael G. Ciccotti,
John P. Salvo,
Steven B. Cohen,
Bradford S. Tucker,
Matthew D. Pepe,
Kevin B. Freedman,
Fotios P. Tjoumakaris
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001082
Subject(s) - medicine , patient satisfaction , orthopedic surgery , wilcoxon signed rank test , physical therapy , mann–whitney u test , surgery , sports medicine , minimal clinically important difference , randomized controlled trial
Patient expectations may affect their satisfaction and functional outcomes after treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. Although there is evidence that patient expectations of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) are inflated, there is limited knowledge about the relationship between physician and patient expectations and patient outcomes after they completely recover from ACLR. Furthermore, it is unclear if specific patient factors influence these expectations.