Intraoperative findings and procedures in culturally and geographically different patient and surgeon populations: An anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction registry comparison between Norway and the USA
Granan, Lars-Petter; Inacio, Maria C. S.; Maletis, Gregory B.; Funahashi, Tadashi T.; Engebretsen, Lars
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patient and implant registries are important clinical tools in monitoring and benchmarking quality of care. For comparisons amongst registries to be valid, a common data set with comparable definitions is necessary. In this study we compared the patients in the Norwegian Knee Ligament
Registry (NKLR) and the Kaiser Permanente Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Reconstruction Registry (KP ACLRR) with regard to intraarticular findings,
procedures, and graft fixation characteristics reported by the operating surgeon
for both primary and revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions (ACLRs). CONCLUSIONS: Baseline findings between the NKLR and the KP ACLRR were
congruent regarding patient characteristics and most injury patterns, adding to
the evidence that comparisons and collaborations between these registries will
provide generalizable information to the international orthopedic community. The
variation in the treatment, including graft and implant selection and meniscus
procedures, between the 2 registries provides opportunities to explore the impact
of treatment choices on the outcomes of ACLRs.
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