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3 week bracing has no effect on knee effusion in ACL reconstruction with ST/G

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March 2016

3 week bracing has no effect on knee effusion in ACL reconstruction with ST/G

Vol: 5| Issue: 3| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Post-operative bracing after ACL reconstruction has no effect on knee joint effusion. A prospective, randomized study

Knee. 2015 Dec;22(6):559-64

Contributing Authors:
M Lindström T Wredmark ML Wretling M Henriksson L Felländer-Tsai

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Synopsis

60 patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery were included in this study. The study was conducted in order to assess the influence of a bracing protocol on postoperative knee joint effusion (KJE), determine which patient characteristics are associated with the presence of KJE, and whether 3 month KJE was predictive of 1 year outcomes. Findings indicated no signif...

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