Luiz Felipe Morlin Ambra1, Fernando Cury Rezende2, Bruno Xavier2, Felipe Conrado Shumaker2, Carlos Eduardo da Silveira Franciozi2, Marcos Vinicius Malheiros Luzo2. 1. Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (DOT - Unifesp/EPM), Rua Caraíbas, 666 Apto 101 Perdizes, CEP 05020-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. felipeambra71@gmail.com. 2. Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (DOT - Unifesp/EPM), Rua Caraíbas, 666 Apto 101 Perdizes, CEP 05020-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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PURPOSE: We evaluated current trends and common practice of Brazilian orthopedic surgeons while selecting approaches for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. METHODS: Orthopedic surgeons (n = 191) completed a survey consisting of seven questions regarding their profiles and preference for ACL reconstruction techniques. RESULTS: Most surgeons were from Southeast Brazil (56.6%) and had specialized in knee surgery (79.5%); most participants (55.1%) had worked in this field for > five years, and 46.8% had performed >50 ACL reconstructions. Further, 93.1% respondents preferred the hamstring graft. Analysis of preference for the femoral tunnel approach in terms of years of experience showed that surgeons with ten to 15 years' experience preferred the transtibial approach; those with < five years of experience, the transportal technique; those with >15 years' experience, the two-incision technique. CONCLUSIONS: Surgeons' preferences for ACL reconstruction are variable, and are influenced by learning time and availability of tools rather than research evidence.
PURPOSE: We evaluated current trends and common practice of Brazilian orthopedic surgeons while selecting approaches for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. METHODS: Orthopedic surgeons (n = 191) completed a survey consisting of seven questions regarding their profiles and preference for ACL reconstruction techniques. RESULTS: Most surgeons were from Southeast Brazil (56.6%) and had specialized in knee surgery (79.5%); most participants (55.1%) had worked in this field for > five years, and 46.8% had performed >50 ACL reconstructions. Further, 93.1% respondents preferred the hamstring graft. Analysis of preference for the femoral tunnel approach in terms of years of experience showed that surgeons with ten to 15 years' experience preferred the transtibial approach; those with < five years of experience, the transportal technique; those with >15 years' experience, the two-incision technique. CONCLUSIONS: Surgeons' preferences for ACL reconstruction are variable, and are influenced by learning time and availability of tools rather than research evidence.
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