Superior Outcome of Early ACL Reconstruction versus Initial Non-reconstructive Treatment With Late Crossover to Surgery: A Study From the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry.

Emma BergersonKajsa PerssonEleonor SvantessonAlexandra HorvathJonas Olsson WållgrenJon KarlssonVolker MusahlKristian SamuelssonEric Andrew Hamrin Senorski

Published in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)

A greater proportion of patients treated with early ACL reconstruction reported acceptable knee function and superior overall knee function as compared with patients who decided to cross over from nonreconstructive treatment to ACL reconstruction.

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