Guideline on ACL injury.



Guideline on anterior cruciate ligament injury. A multidisciplinary review by the Dutch Orthopaedic Association
Meuffels D., Poldervaart M., Diercks R., Fievez A., Patt T., van der Hart C., Hammacher E., van der Meer F., Goedhart E., Lenssen A., Muller-Ploeger S., Pols M., Saris D. Acta Orthopaedica; 2012, 83, 379–386.

The guidelines answer eight clinical questions:

“1. What is the role of physical examination and additional diagnostic tools?
2. Which patient-related outcome measures should be used?
3. What are the relevant parameters that influence the indication for an ACL reconstruction?
4. Which findings or complaints are predictive of a bad result of an ACL injury treatment?
5. What is the optimal timing for surgery for an ACL injury?
6. What is the outcome of different conservative treatment modalities?
7. Which kind of graft gives the best result in an ACL reconstruction?
8. What is the optimal postoperative treatment concerning rehabilitation, resumption of sports, and physiotherapy?”
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