The purpose of the study is to determine if there is difference in immediate postoperative pain levels (48 hours) between patients who wear a knee immobilizer splint compared to patients who do not wear a knee immobilizer splint after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.
This study will attempt to evaluate the efficacy of knee immobilization on patient postoperative pain levels following an ACL reconstruction. There is a lack of consensus in the area of postoperative knee bracing/immobilization. A survey of Canadian surgeons indicates that the primary reason for postoperative knee immobilization is to reduce pain. To the investigators' knowledge, there are no studies comparing the use of immediate (0-48 hours) postoperative knee immobilization versus no immobilization and pain control in this patient population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
88
Banff Sport Medicine Clinic
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Lindsay Park Sports Injury Clinic
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Patient self-assessed pain levels using an unmarked zero to one hundred mm visual analog scale (VAS) at forty eight hours postoperative.
Patient self-assessed pain levels using an unmarked zero to one hundred mm visual analog scale (VAS) at seven and fourteen days postoperative.
Analgesic type and time taken will be self reported by the patient at each VAS entry.
Range of motion including both flexion and extension will be assessed at fourteen days postoperative by the surgeon.
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