Current practice variations in the management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in Croatia

Mahnik, Alan and Mahnik, Silvija and Dimnjaković, Damjan and Ćurić, Stjepan and Smoljanović, Tomislav and Bojanić, Ivan (2013) Current practice variations in the management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in Croatia. World Journal of Orthopedics, 4 (4). pp. 309-315. ISSN 2218-5836

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Abstract

AIM: To investigate current preferences and opinions on the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Croatia. ----- METHODS: The survey was conducted using a questionnaire which was sent by e-mail to all 189 members of the Croatian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Association. Only respondents who had performed at least one ACL reconstruction during 2011 were asked to fill out the questionnaire. ----- RESULTS: Thirty nine surgeons responded to the survey. Nearly all participants (95%) used semitendinosus/gracilis tendon autograft for reconstruction and only 5% used bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft. No other graft type had been used. The accessory anteromedial portal was preferred over the transtibial approach (67% vs 33%). Suspensory fixation was the most common graft fixation method (62%) for the femoral side, followed by the cross-pin (33%) and bioabsorbable interference screw (5%). Almost all respondents (97%) used a bioabsorbable interference screw for tibial side graft fixation. ----- CONCLUSION: The results show that ACL reconstruction surgery in Croatia is in step with the recommendations from latest world literature.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
Departments: Katedra za ortopediju
Depositing User: Marijan Šember
Status: Published
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Mahnik, AlanUNSPECIFIED
Mahnik, SilvijaUNSPECIFIED
Dimnjaković, DamjanUNSPECIFIED
Ćurić, StjepanUNSPECIFIED
Smoljanović, TomislavUNSPECIFIED
Bojanić, IvanUNSPECIFIED
Date: 18 October 2013
Date Deposited: 23 Feb 2016 14:01
Last Modified: 13 Jul 2020 11:01
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URI: http://medlib.mef.hr/id/eprint/2494

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