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Anterior cruciate ligament tear: Is an operation always necessary?

In a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, a multi-disciplinary team of scientists from Germany and Australia compared two different therapeutic approaches for a tear of the anterior cruciate ...
BMJ

Non-operative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries: two-thirds avoid surgery at 2-year follow-up in a nationwide cohort

Objective To describe the nationwide population of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured patients initially managed non-operatively, quantify the proportion undergoing delayed ACL reconstruction ...
Medscape

One Third of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures Heal Naturally, But Long-Term Outcomes Remain Uncertain

VIENNA — Nearly one third of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries appear to heal without surgery, according to an analysis of three-dimensional MRI data taken from the NACOX study, presented as a ...
BMJ

Meaningful thresholds for patient-reported outcomes following interventions for anterior cruciate ligament tear or traumatic meniscus injury: a systematic review for the ...

2 Dept General Practice, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Objective We synthesised and assessed credibility (ie, trustworthiness) of thresholds that define meaningful ...
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Signs and symptoms that indicate an anterior cruciate ligament tear

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