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Background: A treatment algorithm and screening examination have been developed to guide patient management and prospectively determine potential for highly active individuals to succeed with nonoperative care after anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
Objective: To prospectively characterize and classify the entire population of highly active individuals over a 10-year period and provide final outcomes for individuals who elected nonoperative care.
Methods: Inclusion criteria included presentation within 7 months of the index injury and an International Knee Documentation Committee level I or II activity level before injury. Concomitant injury, unresolved impairments, and a screening examination were used as criteria to guide management and classify individuals as noncopers (poor potential) or potential copers (good potential) for nonoperative care.
Results: A total of 832 highly active patients with subacute anterior cruciate ligament tears were seen over the 10-year period; 315 had concomitant injuries, 87 had unresolved impairments, and 85 did not participate in the classification algorithm. The remaining 345 patients (216 men, 129 women) participated in the screening examination a mean of 6 weeks after the index injury. There were 199 subjects classified as noncopers and 146 as potential copers. Sixty-three of 88 potential copers successfully returned to preinjury activities without surgery, with 25 of these patients not undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the time of follow-up.
Conclusion: The classification algorithm is an effective tool for prospectively identifying individuals early after anterior cruciate ligament injury who want to pursue nonoperative care or must delay surgical intervention and have good potential to do so.
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Surgeon-Engineer Team Debuts Procedure-Specific Modules For Robot-Assisted SurgeryCategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
Two life-sciences entrepreneurs are launching the first procedure-specific software modules for robot-assisted surgery…
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A pulse oximetry training video produced by Rafael Ortega, MD, the vice-chair of academic affairs for the department of anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and professor of anesthesiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), and his colleagues is featured in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine…
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COES Students Receive Prestigious NSF FellowshipsCategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
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WSJ: Top Spine Surgeons Reap Royalties, Medicare BountyCategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
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Can Image-based Virtual Reality Help Teach Anatomy?Category: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
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The Role Of Haptic Feedback In Laparoscopic Training Using The LapMentor IICategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
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Should Surgeons Warm Up Before Performing Surgery? New Study InvestigatesCategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
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Sen. Grassley Prods Med Schools About Medical Journal Ghostwriting PracticesCategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
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Harvard Set To Strengthen Conflict-of-Interest Policies At Medical School, Affiliated HospitalsCategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
Harvard Medical School plans to fortify its conflict-of-interest rules for physicians and researchers, the Boston Globe reports. The move comes amid a U.S.
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Training For Keyhole Surgery Using Virtual Reality Could Help Meet European Working Time DirectivesCategory: Medical Students / Training | Leave a Comment |
Trainee surgeons who add virtual reality (VR) training to standard ‘apprenticeship’ training in key-hole surgery learn more quickly, work with greater accuracy and have less errors than those with no VR training, and perform as well as those who use additional video training.