Medical appraisal of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures

Anterior cruciate ligament tears are one of the most common human ligament ruptures. The assessment of such ruptures is particularly difficult because most ACL injuries involve minimal to no contact. The steps of the assessment are presented with the necessary requirements. Criteria for determining...

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Published in:Der Unfallchirurg 2013-03, Vol.116 (3), p.238-245
Main Authors: Gille, J, Kienast, B, Voigt, C, Oheim, R, Schulz, A-P, Grosser, V
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Disability Evaluation
Humans
Knee Injuries - classification
Knee Injuries - diagnosis
Rupture - classification
Rupture - diagnosis
Soft Tissue Injuries - classification
Soft Tissue Injuries - diagnosis
Terminology as Topic
Trauma Severity Indices
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Summary:Anterior cruciate ligament tears are one of the most common human ligament ruptures. The assessment of such ruptures is particularly difficult because most ACL injuries involve minimal to no contact. The steps of the assessment are presented with the necessary requirements. Criteria for determining the cause of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures are discussed against the background of our experience and the literature. Different definitions of causality apply to German statutory accident insurance (workers' compensation) on the one hand and to private accident insurance on the other. The assessment of disability within the scope of workers' compensation in most cases results in "under 10 to 30%", while in private accident insurance it is rated as 1/10 to 1/20 degree of disablement.
ISSN:1433-044X
DOI:10.1007/s00113-011-2079-6