Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
National Survey to Evaluate the Approach to ACL Injuries among Brazilian Sports Surgeons
By E.F. Temponi, Á.C. Castro, V.R. De Miranda and 3 others.
Abstract
Objective
To describe the profile of Brazilian knee surgeons and their preferences in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, and to compare the findings with data from the current literature.
Methods
We conducted an electronic survey among surgeons who were members of the Brazilian Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology (Sociedade Brasileira de Artroscopia e Traumatologia Esportiva, SBRATE, in Portuguese). The study included 746 orthopedic surgeons with registered email addresses. We sent a message with an invitation to participate, the research objectives, and a link to access the questionnaire, which contained 36 questions about the professional profile of the surgeons and their preferences in the diagnosis, surgical technique, and rehabilitation of ACL injuries.