title: Health-related quality of life in patients with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We evaluated the quality of life (QOL) in patients with an anterior cruciate ligament injury through SF-36 survey, which was a global health-related QOL survey, and investigated the correlation of its results with other clinical parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-one patients (mean age 28.7 years) with an anterior cruciate ligament injury were studied. Clinical evaluations using SF-36 version 2 and Lysholm scoring system were conducted, and the ratio of anterior tibial translation in affected compared to unaffected knees was obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In SF-36 survey, scores of both physical and mental health summary measures in our subjects were lower than the national standard values. The mean ratio of anterior tibial translation was 7.8 +/- 6.0, and no correlation with SF-36 scores was observed. The mean Lysholm score was 53.3 +/- 17.1; which tended to be correlated with the mental health score of SF-36, but not with the physical health score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results clearly demonstrated that patients with an anterior cruciate ligament injury had a deterioration of mental health as well as physical health.
authors.affiliation: The Sports Medicine and Knee Center, National Hospital Organization, Kofu National Hospital, 11-35 Tenjin-cho, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. hxcmk230@ybb.ne.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hagino
authors.forename: Hisahiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tonotsuka
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life