Compensation claims following anterior cruciate ligament injuries reported to the patient insurance company in Sweden in 2005–2014

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flow chart of patients and methods

Figure 2. Number of accepted and rejected claims related to ACL injury in Sweden in 2005–2014 categorized according to cause.

Table 1. Demographics of accepted claims groups categorized according to cause. Values are count or median (range)

Type of patient injury	Number of ACLR	Age	Sex M/F	n	Increased disability (%)	n	Days of prolonged recovery	n	Economic compensation in euros
Postoperative septic arthritis (n = 158)	158	25 (14–59)	103/55	87	3 (1–12)	122	60 (0–480)	154	3,344 (474–40,613)
Suboptimal surgery (n = 67)	67	25 (16–49)	32/35	34	2 (1–10)	57	60 (0–300)	62	3,024 (112–21,875)
Delay in diagnosis or treatment (n = 55)	45	21 (14–53)	28/27	11	4 (1–17)	47	90 (0–730)	55	1,628 (183–21,957)
Nerve injuries (n = 35)	35	24 (13–48)	14/21	32	2 (1–5)	41	0 (0–120)	35	2,919 (256–12,830)
Wounds and scars (n = 16)	16	22 (16–50)	11/5	2	3 (1–4)	15	0 (0–90)	15	1,258 (128–10,342)
Compartment syndrome (n = 4)	4	21 (18–35)	3/1	4	3 (1–5)	3	30 (14–180)	4	6,649 (1,959–10,407)
Others (n = 17)	17	28 (14–47)	9/8	6	2 (1–2)	8	15 (0–270)	17	2,766 (409–6,507)