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Are Patient and Surgeon Expectations after ACL Reconstruction Realistic? by Weekes, Danielle; Campbell, Richard E.; Shi, Weilong J.; Ciccotti, Michael; Salvo, John; Cohen, Steven; Tucker, Bradford; Pepe, Matthew; Freedman, Kevin; Tjoumakaris, Fotios is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Background Patient expectations may affect their satisfaction and functional outcomes after treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. Although there is evidence that patient expectations of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) are inflated, there is limited knowledge about the relationship between physician and patient expectations and patient outcomes after they completely recover from ACLR. Furthermore, it is unclear if specific patient factors influence these expectations. ## Questions/purposes (1) Are patient and surgeon expectations of knee function 18 months after ACLR similar? (2) Are patients’ and surgeons’ expectations of outcomes similar to patients’ actual 2-year outcomes? (3) Is there a relationship between preoperative or intraoperative parameters and expectations? (4) Is there a relationship between preoperative or intraoperative parameters and 2-year ACLR outcomes? ## Methods One-hundred twenty-nine patients undergoing primary ACLR were prospectively enrolled in this study, with 98 (76%) completing 2-year follow-up. Patients completed the IKDC Subjective Knee Evaluation preoperatively and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively. Patients also completed the same q

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Author

Weekes, Danielle; Campbell, Richard E.; Shi, Weilong J.; Ciccotti, Michael; Salvo, John; Cohen, Steven; Tucker, Bradford; Pepe, Matthew; Freedman, Kevin; Tjoumakaris, Fotios

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Springer New York LLC; Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (ISSN 0009-921X)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)