@article{ref1,
title="Multiligamentous knee injuries: acute management, associated injuries, and anticipated return to activity",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons",
year="2022",
author="Smith, Mark P. and Klott, Jeff and Hunter, Pete 4th and Klitzman, Robert G.",
volume="30",
number="23",
pages="1108-1115",
abstract="Multiligamentous knee injuries (MLKIs) are devastating injuries. The energy and severity of these injuries encompass a wide range from low-energy single-joint mechanisms to high-energy polytrauma settings. Currently, there is no consensus on surgical treatment approach, surgical timing, or the return to preinjury activity levels after injury. There does appear to be a difference in the rate of return to activity and level of activity based on whether the injury was sustained during sport, in a trauma setting, or while on active military duty. The purpose of this descriptive review was to summarize current concepts related to (1) the acute management of MLKIs; (2) the effect of concomitant neurovascular, meniscal, and chondral injury on MLKI outcomes; (3) the effect of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of MLKI on outcomes; and (4) rates and predictors of return to sport, work, and active military service after an MLKI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1067-151X",
doi="10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00830",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00830"
}