Abstract:ObjectiveTo evaluate the return to pre-injury sports activity in a group of patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, in relation to age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and associations with upper-limb fractures.MethodsA group of 265 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction using an ipsilateral graft from the thigh flexor tendons, between July 2000 and November 2007, was analyzed.ResultsA total of 176 patients was evaluated after a mean period of 34.95 ± 18.8 months (median: 31 month… Show more
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