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Orthopedics |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
| Article Title |
Demographic characteristics of patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at a tertiary care hospital in India
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Sai Krishna Mlv, Asjad Mahmood, Pulak Vatsya, Siva Srivastava Garika, Ravi Mittal and Manoj Nagar |
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| Corresponding Author |
Ravi Mittal, FRCS, MBBS, MS, Doctor, Doctor, Professor, Senior Lecturer, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. ravimittal66@hotmail.com |
| Key Words |
Anterior cruciate ligament; Sports injury; Demography; Epidemiology; Knee |
| Core Tip |
This epidemiological study sheds light on multiple novel data points about ACL injuries in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). First, road traffic accidents are the commonest cause for an ACL injury in LMICs, making it an injury of the common man rather than being related to sports. Second, the patients have delayed presentation, prolonged symptoms, delayed reconstruction of these lesions, and a higher number of days spent with disability. Third, the majority of the patients in our cohort, belong to the low or middle-income groups. This creates another constraint for patients to get access to a healthcare facility where their injury can be diagnosed and operated upon. Fourth, we often get patients with ACL injuries with very unusual modes of injury like accidents with animals on roads. Such things are unheard of in developed regions. Fifth, contrary to the popular belief, a non-sport person would require the same level of care and treatment as a sports person, because his livelihood depends on physical labor and hard work. We suggest that any orthopedic surgeon, actively involved in treating ACL and other knee injuries in LMICs, should be aware of such trends and treat and counsel the patients accordingly. |
| Publish Date |
2023-05-25 16:10 |
| Citation |
Mlv SK, Mahmood A, Vatsya P, Garika SS, Mittal R, Nagar M. Demographic characteristics of patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at a tertiary care hospital in India. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(15): 3464-3470 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v11/i15/3464.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i15.3464 |
