Monday, January 28, 2013

"Treatment for acute anterior cruciate ligament tear: five year outcome of randomised trial"BMJ Jan 24
http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f232
"Conclusion 
In this first high quality randomised controlled trial with minimal loss to follow-up, a strategy of rehabilitation plus early ACL reconstruction did not provide better results at five years than a strategy of initial rehabilitation with the option of having a later ACL reconstruction. Results did not differ between knees surgically reconstructed early or late and those treated with rehabilitation alone. These results should encourage clinicians and young active adult patients to consider rehabilitation as a primary treatment option after an acute ACL tear."

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