Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research Presented at International Orthopaedic Conference
Sue Barber-Westin, Director of Clinical Research at Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Research and Education Foundation, attended Europe’s premier orthopaedic surgeon’s medical meeting in London. Barber-Westin presented she and Dr. Frank Noyes’ research on the results of ACL revision surgery.
“In the United States alone, up to 10,000 ACL reconstructions fail each year,” remarked Barber-Westin. The majority of patients wait too long for repair, she says. “We found that patients typically waited about five years before having revision surgery, making the damage more extensive and difficult to repair. And, 60% of these patients required additional major surgery like an HTO or meniscus repair work.” Over 1200 physicians and researchers were in attendance.
