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- Title
Quality of the life of people with a bilateral tear of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee.
- Authors
Avdić, Dijana; Jaganjac, Amila; Kapetanović, Amila; Hadžiomerović, Amra Mačak; Pilav, Aida; Katana, Bakir; Pavlović, Bojan
- Abstract
Introduction: A number of people with facial injuries after surgical treatment one knee time comes and a violation of the opposite knee. These injuries have a major impact on quality of life (QOL) if they are not treated properly, but also have consequences and after surgery. The aim of this paper is to analyze the questionnaires used to assess the QOL after mutual ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and to make recommendations for optimal use of the same. Our goal is to establish a correlation between the results obtained from questionnaires used descriptive answers to descriptive questions about aspects of everyday life, aspects of physical activity as well as aspects of the personal perception of the current health and satisfaction with it. Methods: We analyzed questionnaires used to evaluate the QOL after a bilateral rupture of the ACL, which are listed in the attached work. In accordance with the subject of research, in this paper was used the following scientific research methods: A method of deduction, analysis, classification, comparison, and analysis methods of written documents. Results: By searching the PubMed database for the purpose of this master's thesis under the terms "unilateral rupture ACL" we came across a 2792 articles, while the term "bilateral rupture of the ACL" retrieved only 73 articles, "contralateral ACL rupture" 192 articles, and " QOL ACL" 41 articles. The most important dates in our study are certainly "QOL after bilateral rupture of the ACL," where we all find only two articles on this topic. Conclusion: The most commonly used questionnaires to be used in assessing the success of treatment and QOL after a bilateral rupture of the ACL are: QOL, international knee documentation committee (IKDC), knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score, hospital for special surgery knee ligament rating form, activities of daily living, SF-36, and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities. IKDC proved to be most suitable for patients with ACL rupture in this study.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; ANTERIOR cruciate ligament; CRUCIATE ligaments; FACIAL injuries; KNEE injuries; SPECIALTY hospitals
- Publication
Journal of Health Sciences, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 3, p179
- ISSN
2232-7576
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17532/jhsci.2017.507