1. Epidemiology of patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries undergoing reconstruction surgery in a multi-ethnic Asian population.
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Chan, Chloe Xiaoyun, Wong, Keng Lin, Toh, Shi Jie, and Krishna, Lingaraj
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AGE distribution , *ANTERIOR cruciate ligament surgery , *ANTERIOR cruciate ligament injuries , *ARABS , *ARTHROSCOPY , *CHI-squared test , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research , *FISHER exact test , *RESEARCH methodology , *OBESITY , *PATIENTS , *PUBLIC hospitals , *RACE , *RISK assessment , *SEX distribution , *SOCCER injuries , *SPORTS injuries , *STATISTICS , *SURGERY , *T-test (Statistics) , *SURGICAL therapeutics , *WHITE people , *ARTICULAR cartilage injuries , *BASKETBALL injuries , *BODY mass index , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *PREOPERATIVE period , *TREATMENT duration , *DATA analysis software , *TERTIARY care , *ODDS ratio , *MANN Whitney U Test , *DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
We conducted an epidemiological study to identify the demographics and pre-operative characteristics of patients undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in a multi-ethnic Asian population. A retrospective study was performed on 696 patients who registered in our ACL reconstruction registry from January 2013 to August 2016. Important inter-ethnic differences were found. Indian patients were significantly older compared to Malay and Chinese patients. Malay and Indian patients were more likely to be male, overweight, and obese compared to Chinese patients. Soccer was the predominant sport involved, although ethnic predominance in specific sports exists. Novel findings from this study include increased prevalence of concomitant chondral injuries in the Chinese population compared to Malays and Indians, and significantly higher rates of concomitant intra-articular injuries in soccer and basketball compared to netball. Identification of these high-risk subgroups would serve useful in guiding the formulation of prevention strategies within our multi-ethnic community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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