Home-based rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the Kurdistan region of Iraq: epidemiology and outcomes.

Autor: Kader N; St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. nardeen.kader@nhs.net., Jones S; South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, Epsom, UK., Serdar Z; Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq., Banaszkiewicz P; Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK.; Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead, Gateshead, UK., Kader D; South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, Epsom, UK.; University of Kurdistan Hewlêr, Erbil, Iraq.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie [Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol] 2023 Apr; Vol. 33 (3), pp. 481-488. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-022-03431-8
Abstrakt: Purpose: This study, set in in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, describes the epidemiology and outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) followed by home-based rehabilitation alone.
Methods: A cohort observational study of patients aged ≥ 16 years with an ACL rupture who underwent an ACLR under a single surgeon. Followed by a home-based rehabilitation programme of appropriate simplicity for completion in the home setting; consisting of stretching, range of motion and strengthening exercises. Demographics, mechanism of injury, operative findings, and outcome data (Lysholm, Tegner Activity Scale (TAS), and revision rates) were collected from 2016 to 2021. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics.
Results: The cohort consisted of 545 patients (547 knees), 99.6% were male with a mean age of 27.8 years (SD 6.18 years). The mean time from diagnosis to surgery was 40.6 months (SD 40.3). Despite data attrition Lysholm scores improved over the 15-month follow-up period, matched data showed the most improvement occurred within the first 2 months post-operatively. Post-operative TAS results showed an improvement in level of function, but did not reach pre-injury levels by final follow-up. At final follow-up, six (1.1%) patients required an ACLR revision.
Conclusion: Patients who completed a home-based rehabilitation programme in Kurdistan had low revision rates and improved Lysholm scores 15 months post-operatively. To optimise resources, further research should investigate the efficacy of home-based rehabilitation for trauma and elective surgery in low- to middle-income countries and the developed world.
(© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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