To achieve the unachievable-Patients' experiences of opting for delayed anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction after trying rehabilitation alone as primary treatment: A qualitative study.

Introduction: About 50% of patients who sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are treated without ACL reconstruction (ACL-R). A significant proportion of these patients opt for late ACL-R. Patients' experience of changing treatment has not yet been investigated and presented in the scientific literature.

Some, but not all, patients experience full symptom resolution and a positive rehabilitation process after ACL reconstruction: an interview study.

Purpose: To gain a deeper understanding of patients' experiences over 5 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Methods: Seventeen semi-structured interviews were performed with patients treated with ACL reconstruction at least 5 years earlier without a second knee injury. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis according to methods described by Graneheim and Lundman.