1. Rehabilitation Predictors of Clinical Outcome Following Revision ACL Reconstruction in the MARS Cohort
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Geoffrey A. Bernas, John D. Campbell, Arthur R. Bartolozzi, Thomas E. Klootwyk, Charles J. Gatt, Gregory M. Mathien, Thomas M. DeBerardino, Charles A. Bush-Joseph, Rick W. Wright, David R. McAllister, Annunziato Amendola, G. Peter Maiers, Morgan H. Jones, Jonathan M. Cooper, Kevin G. Shea, Michael J. Stuart, Carl W. Nissen, Robert A. Arciero, James S. Williams, Christopher C. Kaeding, Stephen F. Brockmeier, James E. Carpenter, Robert G. McCormack, Diane L. Dahm, Sharon L. Hame, Jeffrey T. Spang, David W. Johnson, R. Alexander Creighton, Kurt P. Spindler, Daniel F. O’Neill, David C. Flanigan, Orrin H. Sherman, Eric C. McCarty, John P. Albright, Timothy M. Hosea, Keith M. Baumgarten, Barton J. Mann, Jeffery R. Bechler, Steven R. Gecha, Elizabeth A. Garofoli, Arun J. Ramappa, Jack T. Andrish, Timothy N. Taft, Amanda K. Haas, Ganesh V. Kamath, Joachim J. Tenuta, Michelle L. Wolcott, Jo A. Hannafin, Brett D. Owens, Christina R. Allen, Christopher D. Harner, Daniel E. Cooper, Mark L. Purnell, Jon K. Sekiya, Laura J. Huston, James R. Slauterbeck, Edwin M. Tingstad, Bruce A. Levy, Steven J. Svoboda, Robert G. Marx, Richard D. Parker, Charles L. Cox, Champ L. Baker, James L. Carey, Norman Lindsay Harris, J. Brad Butler, James J. York, Keith S. Hechtman, Matthew J. Matava, Rudolf G. Hoellrich, Christopher C. Annunziata, Bruce S. Miller, James Robert Giffin, Brian R. Wolf, Jeffrey H. Berg, Robert W. Frederick, Richard A. White, Arthur C. Rettig, Elliott B. Hershman, Robert H. Brophy, Darius Viskontas, Armando F. Vidal, Bernard R. Bach, Michael A. Rauh, Timothy S. Johnson, Tal S. David, C. Benjamin Ma, Matthew V. Smith, Samuel K. Nwosu, Theodore J. Ganley, Warren R. Dunn, Allen F. Anderson, Brian J. Cole, and Brett A. Lantz
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Adult ,Male ,Reoperation ,Scientific Articles ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Outcome (game theory) ,Cohort Studies ,Weight-Bearing ,Young Adult ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Patient Reported Outcome Measures ,Range of Motion, Articular ,Early Ambulation ,Braces ,Rehabilitation ,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction ,business.industry ,Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries ,Recovery of Function ,General Medicine ,Mars Exploration Program ,musculoskeletal system ,Cohort ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Surgery ,business ,human activities - Abstract
Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been documented to have worse outcomes than primary ACL reconstruction. The reasons remain varied and not completely understood. METHODS: Patients undergoing revision ACL reconstruction were prospectively enrolled. Data collected included baseline demographics, surgical technique and pathological condition, prescribed rehabilitation instructions, and a series of validated patient-reported outcome instruments. Patients were followed for 2 years and asked to complete a set of outcome instruments identical to those completed at baseline. Subsequent surgical procedures on the ipsilateral knee were recorded. Regression analysis was used to control for age, sex, activity level, baseline outcome scores, and the above-mentioned rehabilitation-related variables in order to assess the factors affecting clinical outcomes 2 years after revision ACL reconstruction. RESULTS: A total of 843 patients met the inclusion criteria and were successfully enrolled, and 82% (695) were followed for 2 years. Two rehabilitation-related factors were found to influence outcome. First, patients who were prescribed an ACL brace for their return to sports had a significantly better Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) for sports and recreational activities at 2 years (odds ratio [OR] =1.50, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07 to 2.11; p = 0.019). Second, patients prescribed an ACL brace for the postoperative rehabilitation period were 2.3 times more likely to have subsequent surgery by 2 years (OR = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.11 to 4.60; p = 0.024). The odds of a graft rerupture were not affected by any type of brace wear. CONCLUSIONS: Rehabilitation-related factors that the physician can control at the time of an ACL reconstruction have the ability to influence clinical outcomes at 2 years. Weight-bearing and motion can be initiated immediately postoperatively. Bracing during the early postoperative period is not helpful. Use of a functional brace early in the postoperative period was associated with an increased risk of a reoperation. Use of a functional brace for a return to sports improved the KOOS on the sports/recreation subscale. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- 2019
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