ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2015
Considerations for late stage acl rehabilitation and return to sport to limit re-injury risk and maximize athletic performance.
Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing return to sport rates after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Muscle performance but not biomechanics associate with second knee injury in a matched cohort of athletes who passed functional return-to-sport criteria after ACL reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Effect of Region-of-Interest Prompting on Gemini 2.5 Pro in MRI Classification of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.Cureus · 2026Article
- On-field rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament injury in contact team sports: a scoping review of exercises, progression and key principles.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Return To Sport Following ACL Reconstruction.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- Preparation of Bone Patellar Tendon Bone Allograft With Biocomposite Scaffold Augmentation.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Previous Knee Surgery, Anteromedial Portal Drilling, Quadriceps Tendon Autograft, and Meniscal Involvement Associated With Delayed Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Amateur Athletes.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Optimising the Early-Stage Rehabilitation Process Post-ACL Reconstruction.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Evidence-Based Data Models for Return-to-Play Criteria after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation and Return to Sport: How Fast Is Too Fast?Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- The Role of the Results of Functional Tests and Psychological Factors on Prediction of Injuries in Adolescent Female Football Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Recommendations for Movement Re-training After ACL Reconstruction.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Recommendations for Hamstring Function Recovery After ACL Reconstruction.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Prediction of improvement after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2021Article
- Protracted alterations in muscle activation strategies and knee mechanics in patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Optimising the 'Mid-Stage' Training and Testing Process After ACL Reconstruction.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
- BENEFITS AND USE OF AQUATIC THERAPY DURING REHABILITATION AFTER ACL RECONSTRUCTION -A CLINICAL COMMENTARY.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2019Article
- Lower extremity kinematic analysis in male athletes with unilateral anterior cruciate reconstruction in a jump-landing task and its association with return to sport criteria.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Current criteria for return to play after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an evidence-based literature review.Annals of translational medicine · 2019Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
PURPOSE/
backgroundDespite recent advances in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL) surgical techniques, an improved understanding of the ACL's biomechanical role, and expanding research on optimal rehabilitation practices in ACL-reconstructed (ACLR) patients, the re-tear rate remains alarmingly high and athletic performance deficits persist after completion of the rehabilitation course in a large percentage of patients. Significant deficits may persist in strength, muscular activation, power, postural stability, lower extremity mechanics, and psychological preparedness. Many patients may continue to demonstrate altered movement mechanics associated with increased injury risk. The purpose of this clinical commentary and literature review is to provide a summary of current evidence to assist the rehabilitation professional in recognizing, assessing, and addressing factors which may have been previously underappreciated or unrecognized as having significant influence on ACLR rehabilitation outcomes.
methodsA literature review was completed using PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane Database with results limited to peer-reviewed articles published in English. 136 articles were reviewed and included in this commentary.
conclusionsBarriers to successful return to previous level of activity following ACLR are multifactorial.Recent research suggests that changes to the neuromuscular system, movement mechanics, psychological preparedness, and motor learning deficits may be important considerations during late stage rehabilitation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 5- Clinical Commentary.
Indexed as
Identifiers
25883874PMC4387733What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.