
Sports Medicine
Acute ACL reconstruction vs. delayed ACL reconstruction in young, active patients
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Oct;26(10):2875-2882.
69 young, active patients with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury that required arthroscopic reconstruction were randomized to undergo either acute ACL reconstruction (within 8 days of injury) or delayed ACL reconstruction (within 6-10 weeks). Postoperative testing results indicated that there was no significant differences in range of motion (ROM) deficit at 3 or 6 months, or knee function to 12 months, between the acute and delayed ACL reconstruction groups.
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