Patients' attitudes and factors in their selection of grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Cheung SC, Allen CR, Gallo RA, Benjamin C, Feeley BT. Patients' attitudes and factors in their selection of grafts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The Knee 2011, 19: 49-54. PMID: 21211979, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAttitude of Health PersonnelChoice BehaviorFemaleHumansKnee InjuriesMalePatient Acceptance of Health CarePhysician's RolePlastic Surgery ProceduresProstheses and ImplantsRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousTransplantation, HomologousConceptsGraft choiceSurgeon recommendationACL reconstructionAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionHalf of patientsSelection of graftsDonor site morbidityMean followOlder patientsLigament reconstructionMedical websitesPatients' attitudesPatientsSite morbidityDifferent graftsGraftAllograftsDemographic factorsLikert scaleUrban settingsHigh levelsMorbidityFactorsRecommendations