Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Among Adolescent Females in the United States, 2002 Through 2014

Abstract

This study explores sex disparities among 13- to 17-year-olds who undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure 1.. Annual Trends in Incidence Rate of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Age Group

Comparing males (n = 162 399) (A) and females (n = 121 411) (B) included in the Truven Health Analytics MarketScan Commercial Claims database from 2002 to 2014 (n = 283 810).

Figure 2.. Annual Trends in Proportion of Individuals With a New Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Diagnosis Who Underwent ACL Reconstruction Within 1 Year by Age Group

Comparing males (n = 116 824) (A) and females (n = 86 060) (B) included in the Truven Health Analytics MarketScan Commercial Claims database 2002 to 2013 (n = 202 884). New diagnoses of ACL injury were identified by 2 instances: an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) 717.83 or 844.2 diagnosis code within 1 year with no ICD-9 diagnosis codes within the 180 days before the first recognized code for ACL injury. One year of continuous enrollment in the database beginning at the first instance of the ICD-9 diagnosis code was also required to determine if the patient underwent ACL reconstruction within 1 year.