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ArticleMedicine2020

Effects of prior anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on clinical outcomes associated with total knee arthroplasty: A protocol of retrospective analysis.

Li-Zuo Wang, Ai-Hua Liu, De-Jian Wen, Yan-Tao Zhou

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It carries an expression of concern. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li-Zuo WangDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology.
Ai-Hua LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, the Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
De-Jian WenDepartment of Medicine, Hubei Minzu University, Hubei, China.
Yan-Tao ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, the Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.ORCID 0000-0002-7199-8635
The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe argument on the clinical effects of previous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains to be resolved. The aim of the current study was to compare operative and postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing TKA after ACL reconstruction with a matched cohort of control subjects having primary osteoarthritis and no history of ligament reconstruction.

methodsThis study was performed and reported in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology checklist. The institutional review board approval of our hospital was obtained for the study. The ACL and control groups were matched 1:1 using a caliper width of 0.1 for the propensity score through nearest neighbor matching. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects participating in the trial. The primary outcome measure was postoperative complications. Secondary outcome measures included operative time, tourniquet time, intraoperative complications, Oxford Knee Score, range of motion, and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities index.

resultsThis study had limited inclusion and exclusion criteria and a well-controlled intervention. We hypothesized that prior ACL reconstruction had a negative impact on the operative and postoperative outcomes of TKA.

trial registrationThis study protocol was registered in Research Registry (researchregistry5598).

Indexed as

Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCase-Control StudiesHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsObservational Studies as TopicOperative TimePropensity ScoreRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcome

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PMID32569220
PMCPMC7310844
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