Original Articles · pages 219–222
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: Epidemiology in the Indian Armed Forces
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Gp. Capt. Sanjeev Kapoor, Lt. Col. Satsih Kumar, Col. Nikhil Sood, Parikshat Gopal. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: Epidemiology in the Indian Armed Forces. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2021;34(3):219–222.
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Introduction: The present study aimed to assess the epidemiology of ACL tears which required operative treatment in the form of ACL reconstruction. Only patients who had arthroscopically confirmed ACL tears were included in the study. Methods: The present study was conducted at a tertiary referral center for 24 months. History of mode of injury was elicited from a total of 400 patients either telephonically or before undergoing arthroscopic ACL reconstruction and the outcomes were studied, tabulated and analyzed.
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Anterior cruciate ligament, however, which were established in Norway (2004), Denmark (2005)