title: The Impact of the Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) Research on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Orthopaedic Practice.
abstract: With an estimated 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions performed annually in the United States, there is an emphasis on determining patient-specific information to help educate patients on expected clinically relevant outcomes. The Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network consortium was created in 2002 to enroll and longitudinally follow a large population cohort of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. The study group has enrolled >4,400 anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions from seven institutions to establish the large level I prospective anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction outcomes cohort. The group has become more than a database with information regarding anterior cruciate ligament injuries; it has helped to establish a new benchmark for conducting multicenter, multisurgeon orthopaedic research. The changes in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction practice resulting from the group include the use of autograft for high school, college, and competitive athletes in their primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. Other modifications include treatment options for meniscus and cartilage injuries, as well as lifestyle choices made after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
authors: T Sean
authors: TS
authors: Lynch
authors: Richard D
authors: RD
authors: Parker
authors: Ronak M
authors: RM
authors: Patel
authors: Jack T
authors: JT
authors: Andrish
authors: Kurt P
authors: KP
authors: Spindler
authors: Annunziata
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authors: Amendola
authors: Robert H
authors: RH
authors: Brophy
authors: Warren R
authors: WR
authors: Dunn
authors: David C
authors: DC
authors: Flanigan
authors: Laura J
authors: LJ
authors: Huston
authors: Morgan H
authors: MH
authors: Jones
authors: Christopher C
authors: CC
authors: Kaeding
authors: Robert G
authors: RG
authors: Marx
authors: Matthew J
authors: MJ
authors: Matava
authors: Eric C
authors: EC
authors: McCarty
authors: Angela D
authors: AD
authors: Pedroza
authors: Emily K
authors: EK
authors: Reinke
authors: Brian R
authors: BR
authors: Wolf
authors: Rick W
authors: RW
authors: Wright
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States