Time to be honest regarding outcomes of ACL reconstructions: should we be quoting 55-65% success rates for high-level athletes?

Br J Sports Med. 2016 Oct;50(19):1167-8. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096324. Epub 2016 May 26.

Authors

Robert G McCormack¹, Mark R Hutchinson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, UBC, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
² Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 27231334
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096324

No abstract available

Keywords: Athlete.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / surgery*
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction*
Athletes
Humans
Knee Injuries / epidemiology
Recurrence
Return to Sport
Treatment Outcome