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ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2020

Australian Footballers Returning from Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Later than 12 Months have Worse Outcomes.

Mohammad Chaker Jomaa, Sinem Gultekin, Jessica Orchard, Tim Driscoll, John Orchard

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Article in Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Mohammad Chaker Jomaa1Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Sinem Gultekin2School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Jessica Orchard1Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Tim Driscoll1Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
John Orchard1Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is evidence that early return to competition post-anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury increases risk of re-injury.

aimsTo compare subsequent ACL and other injury risks following ACL reconstruction for Australian Football League (AFL) players returning to competition at different times post-injury.

methodsAFL players returning from ACL reconstruction in the 1992-2014 seasons were divided into three groups based on return to competition time (< 10, 10-12 and > 12 months). Non-reconstructed injuries and artificial ligament reconstructions were excluded. Subsequent ACL injury rates were calculated based on time since injury and number of return matches played. Risk of other knee and hamstring muscle injuries was also calculated.

resultsThere were 233 ACL reconstructions that returned to play in the AFL during the time period under study and met our inclusion criteria. The per-game risk of subsequent ACL injury decreased with a log decay from 1.2 to 0.15% during the first 20 games back (

conclusionPlayers returning from ACL reconstruction at greater than 12 months had significantly higher rates of future games missed through both subsequent ACL injuries and through all hamstring and knee injuries combined. It may be true that both early and late return to play lead to suboptimal outcomes compared to average return-to-play times.

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Anterior cruciate ligamentReconstructionReturn to playSubsequent injury

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PMID32399151
PMCPMC7205950

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