Search strategy 31 May 2015
| Citations MEDLINE | Citations Cochrane | |
|---|---|---|
| 1: anterior cruciate ligament [Mesh] | 10 170 | 739 |
| 2: anterior cruciate ligament [tiab] | 11 970 | 1359 |
| 3: anterior cruciate ligaments [tiab] | 331 | – |
| 4: ACL [tiab] | 10 402 | 853 |
| 5: 1–4 with OR | 17 340 | 1596 |
| 6: anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction [Mesh] | 1794 | 179 |
| 7: anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction [tiab] | 3903 | 968 |
| 8: anterior cruciate ligament/surgery [Mesh] | 6451 | – |
| 9: reconstructive surgical procedures [Mesh] | 143 978 | 6051 |
| 10: reconstructive surgical procedures [tiab] | 149 | 908 |
| 11: reconstructive surgical procedure [tiab] | 32 | – |
| 12: reconstruction [tiab] | 142 371 | 3348 |
| 13: reconstructed [tiab] | 39 500 | 474 |
| 14: reconstructive [tiab] | 25 421 | 1187 |
| 15: ligament surgery [tiab] | 317 | 930 |
| 16: bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts [Mesh] | 14 | – |
| 17: bone-patellar tendon-bone grafts [tiab] | 67 | – |
| 18: bone-patellar tendon-bone graft [tiab] | 212 | 94 |
| 19: tendon graft [tiab] | 1357 | 247 |
| 20: tendon grafts [tiab] | 699 | – |
| 21: tendon transfer [Mesh] | 3540 | 62 |
| 22: tendon transfer [tiab] | 1302 | 83 |
| 23: tendon transfers [tiab] | 674 | – |
| 24: orthopedic procedures [Mesh] | 213 556 | 9925 |
| 25: orthopedic procedures [tiab] | 680 | 1350 |
| 26: orthopedic procedure [tiab] | 124 | – |
| 27: orthopaedic procedures [tiab] | 523 | – |
| 28: orthopaedic procedure [tiab] | 107 | – |
| 29: 6–28 with OR | 444 486 | 15 852 |
| 30: physical therapy modalities [Mesh] | 129 118 | 16 446 |
| 31: physical therapy [tiab] | 11 921 | 18 473 |
| 32: physiotherapy [tiab] | 12 631 | 3939 |
| 33: kinesiotherapy [tiab] | 114 | 850 |
| 34: exercise therapy [tiab] | 2120 | 16 047 |
| 35: postoperative care [Mesh] | 52 666 | 3903 |
| 36: postoperative care [tiab] | 4852 | 13 295 |
| 37: rehabilitation [Mesh] | 154 448 | 15 806 |
| 38: rehabilitation [tiab] | 110 195 | 14 259 |
| 39: rehabilitation [subheading] | 168 951 | 13 952 |
| 40: instruction [tiab] | 20 681 | 3773 |
| 41: instructions [tiab] | 21 227 | – |
| 42: resistance training [Mesh] | 3752 | 1255 |
| 43: resistance training [tiab] | 4168 | 4113 |
| 44: strength training [tiab] | 3137 | 4966 |
| 45: neuromuscular training [tiab] | 227 | 631 |
| 46: exercise [Mesh] | 124 975 | 14 346 |
| 47: exercise [tiab] | 188 673 | 42 289 |
| 48: exercises [tiab] | 25 022 | – |
| 49: testing [tiab] | 376 479 | 23 811 |
| 50: test [tiab] | 1 057 291 | 101 340 |
| 51: tests [tiab] | 484 232 | – |
| 52: 30–51 with OR | 2 266 540 | 190 016 |
| 53: 5 and 29 and 54 | 4252 | 580 |
| 54: inclusion publication date 1990-01-01 until 2015-05-31 | 4051 | 544 |
| 55: inclusion language English | 3619 | 529 |
ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.