About S.J.A. (Sabine) van der Graaff, PhD candidate
Introduction
After I finished my masters in Medicine at the Erasmus MC in December 2019, I got the opportunity to start my PhD project at the department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. My project focuses on the optimal treatment strategy for patients with a traumatic meniscal tear or an anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
Education and career
Msc in Medicine Erasmus MC
Current research project
My PhD project mainly focuses on the COMPARE and the STARR trial. The COMPARE trial is a randomized controlled trial that compares early ACL reconstruction to rehabilitation therapy with optional delayed reconstruction in patients with an acute rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. I will investigate why and when patients who initially started with rehabilitation therapy eventually required reconstructive surgery. Furthermore, I will investigate whether patients in this trial developed additional meniscal injuries during the two-year follow-up period and if this differs between treatment groups. The STARR trial is a randomized controlled trial that compares conservative and operative treatment of traumatic meniscal tears in patients under the age of 45 year. During my project I will evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these two treatment strategies.
