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Many peer\u2010reviewed journals now require \u2018end\u2010result\u2019 outcomes in excess of 24\u00a0months following surgery for publication. As such, there is less focus on early recovery when the greatest rate of change is experienced and when key rehabilitation decisions are made relating to restricted activity and return to sports. We sought to examine the early recovery profile of patients following primary ACLR, determine the presence of any plateau effect of recovery and establish a source of reference for future study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>One hundred and sixty\u2010five patients undergoing primary ACLR were identified from a prospective database. The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was recorded pre\u2010operatively and at the 3\u2010, 6\u2010 and 12\u2010month follow\u2010up reviews. Mean scores were developed to plot a standard \u2018recovery profile\u2019 of statistical analysis for the presence of any plateau effect.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were significant improvements in all mean KOOS domains at 12\u00a0months following ACLR (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001) and between each recording point (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.003), discounting any plateau effect. Rates of graft rupture and other surgical complications were low (1.2 and 1.8 %). The recovery profile of mean KOOS scores illustrated a reduced rate of recovery over time with sports\/recreation and knee\u2010related quality of life KOOS domains demonstrating the greatest sensitivity to change.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study profiles the early recovery of patients following primary ACLR using the KOOS demonstrating continued recovery of function throughout the full first 12\u00a0months with no evidence of a plateau effect. The early results in ACLR have not previously been reported in a study of this size and provide important data upon which key rehabilitation decisions can be based.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Level of evidence<\/jats:title><jats:p>Therapeutic study\u2013case series with no comparison group, Level IV.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00167-012-2225-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,30]],"date-time":"2012-09-30T23:55:21Z","timestamp":1349049321000},"page":"1889-1894","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: the short\u2010term recovery using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Gareth N.","family":"Hill","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"<!--<label>1<\/label>--> Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London Road RG1 5AN Reading, Berkshire UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sean T.","family":"O\u2019Leary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"<!--<label>1<\/label>--> Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London Road RG1 5AN Reading, Berkshire UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546510361218"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_2","unstructured":"BrowneJ JamiesonL LewseyJ van derMeulenJet al (2007)Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in elective surgery.Report to the Department of Health. 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