Health-related quality of life after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

1. Health-related quality of life after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction Olle Månsson, MD1, Jüri Kartus1, MD, PhD, Ninni Sernert2, RPT, PhD Department of Orthopaedics, NU-Hospital Organisation, Uddevalla1, Department of Research and Development, NU-Hospital Organisation Hospital, Trollhättan2, Sweden • Method: • Two to 7 years after ACL reconstruction questionnaires were mailed to 793 patients. • 544 patients answered, 125 were incomplete leaving • 419 patients (161 females, 258 males) were analysed and compared to a Swedish healthy control group comprising 2410 persons. • The mean age was 28 years • 331 had undergone reconstruction using bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft (BPTB) and 78 hamstring autograft (HS). Purpose: To evaluate the results in terms of health-related quality of life 2-7 years after an ACL reconstruction, and to compare the results to a gender- and age matched control group. • Results: • The patient group scored significantly higher in General Health (GH), Social Function (SF), Role Emotional (RE) and Mental Health (MH). • The control group scored significantly higher in Physical Function (PF) and Role Physical (RP). • There were no significant differences in the BPTB-group compared with controls, however, the HS-group had significantly lower values in PF compared with controls. • Both the total male-group and the BPTB-male group revealed significantly lower scores in PF, RP, but higher in SF, RE and MH compared the controls. Correspondingly, the total female group scored significantly lower in PF. Conclusion After ACL reconstruction the patients reported a general good health-related quality of life in comparison with a matched sample of the general population. These normative values are important in the evaluation of health status before and after intervention. Grafs