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Epidemiology[edit]
There are around 200,000 ACL tears each year in the United States, with over 100,000 ACL reconstruction surgeries per year. The vast majority (over 95%) of ACL reconstructions are performed in the outpatient setting, and the most common procedures performed during ACL reconstruction is partial meniscectomy and chondroplasty.[1]
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| Symptoms | yellowish skin, poor appetite, abdominal pain[2][3] |
| Duration | short term or long term[2] |
| Causes | viruses, alcohol, toxins, autoimmune[3][4] |
| Prevention | vaccination[3] |
| Treatment | medication, liver transplant[2][5] |
| Frequency | > 500 million cases[4] |
| Deaths | > one million a year[4] |
Special Populations[edit]
Young athletes[edit]
High school athletes are at increased risk for ACL tears when compared to non-athletes. This risk increases with certain types of sports. Among high school girls, the sport with the highest risk of ACL tear is soccer, followed by basketball and lacrosse. The highest risk sport for boys was football, followed by lacrosse and soccer.[6]
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- ^ Mall, Nathan A.; Chalmers, Peter N.; Moric, Mario; Tanaka, Miho J.; Cole, Brian J.; Bach, Bernard R.; Paletta, George A. (2014-10-01). "Incidence and trends of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the United States". The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 42 (10): 2363–2370. doi:10.1177/0363546514542796. ISSN 1552-3365. PMID 25086064.
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Trans2012was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gornitzky, Alex L.; Lott, Ariana; Yellin, Joseph L.; Fabricant, Peter D.; Lawrence, J. Todd; Ganley, Theodore J. (2016-10-01). "Sport-Specific Yearly Risk and Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in High School Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 44 (10): 2716–2723. doi:10.1177/0363546515617742. ISSN 1552-3365. PMID 26657853.