Return to sports after ACL injury 5 years from now: 10 things we must do.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35907095.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1186/s40634-022-00514-7 and PMC identifier 9339063.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
The outcome after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is in general disappointing with unacceptable number of athletes that do not return to pre-injury level of sports, high re-injury rates, early development of osteoarthritis and shorter careers. Athletes after ACLR have high expectation to return to sports which is in contrast with the current outcomes. The aim of this manuscript is to present an overview of factors that are needed to be incorporated and to personalize the rehabilitation process for an athlete who has undergone an ACLR.