The rate of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in Australia is high: a national registry is needed

Orchard, John; Engebretsen, Lars; Feller, Julian A.

doi:10.5694/mja18.00095

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“…The epidemiology of ACL injuries has been extensively studied in sports/athletes all over the world, but there is a dearth of the epidemiology of the same in the general population[ 4 ]. Many countries around the globe and sports associations/leagues maintain registries for knee injuries[ 6 ]. We do not have such data in India.…”

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Demographic characteristics of patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at a tertiary care hospital in India

V¹,

Mahmood²,

Vatsya³

et al. 2023

World J Clin Cases

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BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common sports-related injuries. Their incidence is not the same either for all the sports or for the same sport across various nations. This information is maintained by many sports leagues in their registries. However, very few nationwide registries exist for such injuries. This study is carried out to know the demographic characteristics of patients who underwent ACL reconstruction at our hospital in India. AIM To know the demographic characteristics of patients who underwent ACL reconstruction at a tertiary care hospital in India. METHODS All the patients who underwent ACL reconstruction from January 2020 to December 2021 were retrospectively studied. Patients with multi-ligament injuries or a history of previous knee surgery were excluded. The patients’ history was obtained from the hospital records, they were interviewed telephonically, and online questionnaires were given. Their demographic data was analyzed and compared to the existing literature. RESULTS A total of 124 patients were operated on for ACL reconstruction during this period. The mean age of the patients was 27.97 years. One hundred and thirteen patients (91.1%) were male and 11 (8.9%) were female. The majority of the patients (47.6%) sustained this injury by road traffic accidents (RTA) followed by sports-related injuries (39.5%). The commonest presenting complaint was giving way of the knee in 118 patients (95.2%). The mean duration from the injury to the first hospital visit among the patients was 290.1 d. The mean duration from the injury to surgery was 421.8 d. CONCLUSION ACL patients’ demography is different in developing nations as compared to the developed world. RTA are the leading cause of ACL injuries and are followed by recreational sports as a cause. There is delayed access to healthcare leading to delayed diagnosis as well as even greater time to surgery. This, in turn, leads to poorer prognosis and longer rehabilitation. National registries for developing nations are the need of the hour due to the different demographics of ACL injuries in developing countries.

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