James A Pruneski, Benton E Heyworth, Mininder S Kocher, Nazgol Tavabi, Matthew D Milewski, Dennis E Kramer, Melissa A Christino, Yi-Meng Yen, Lyle J Micheli, Martha M Murray, Leah Gilreath, Alexander Kim, Joseph Murray, Ata M Kiapour
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing rate of procedures being performed for concomitant injuries during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. Few studies have examined risk factors for these associated injuries in young patients. HYPOTHESIS: There are patient-related factors predictive of concomitant knee pathology that differ between age-based cohorts. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS: Natural language processing was used to extract clinical variables from available notes of patients undergoing ACL surgery between 2000 and 2020 at a single institution (5174 ACL surgeries; mean age, 17 ± 4 years; 53...
January 2024: American Journal of Sports Medicine