title: A Systematic Summary of Systematic Reviews on the Topic of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There has been a substantial increase in the amount of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To quantify the number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses published on the ACL in the past decade and to provide an overall summary of this literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review of all ACL-related systematic reviews and meta-analyses published between January 2004 and September 2014 was performed using PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Database. Narrative reviews and non-English articles were excluded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1031 articles were found, of which 240 met the inclusion criteria. Included articles were summarized and divided into 17 topics: anatomy, epidemiology, prevention, associated injuries, diagnosis, operative versus nonoperative management, graft choice, surgical technique, fixation methods, computer-assisted surgery, platelet-rich plasma, rehabilitation, return to play, outcomes assessment, arthritis, complications, and miscellaneous.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A summary of systematic reviews on the ACL can supply the surgeon with a single source for the most up-to-date synthesis of the literature.
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Urband
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kluczynski
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bisson
keywords: anterior cruciate ligament; meta-analysis; surgery; systematic review