The optimal window for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with respect to quadriceps atrophies lies within 21 to 100 days

• Harald K. Widhalm ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: harald.widhalm@meduniwien.ac.at

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Division of Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-6176

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• Alexander Draschl,

  Roles Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8344-7796

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• Jannike Horns,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Division of Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Sebastian Rilk,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Division of Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Johannes Leitgeb,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Division of Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Stefan Hajdu,

  Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Division of Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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• Patrick Sadoghi

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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