To Operate or Not to Operate? That Is (Still) the Question (JBJS)
Commentary on an article by Hege Grindem, PT, PhD, et al.: “Nonsurgical or Surgical Treatment of ACL Injuries: Knee Function, Sports Participation, and Knee Reinjury. The Delaware-Oslo ACL Cohort Study”
Donald C. Fithian, MD
J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2014 Aug 06;96(15):e133. http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.N.00340
COMMENTARY
It need hardly be said that the decision whether to operate is the most critical step in treating a patient with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). So why are there only a handful of studies to support a...
