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ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2020

CRITERION-BASED REHABILITATION PROGRAM WITH RETURN TO SPORT TESTING FOLLOWING ACL RECONSTRUCTION: A CASE SERIES.

Rick Joreitz, Andrew Lynch, Adam Popchak, Jay Irrgang

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Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06797102 (Comparative Effects of Neuromuscular Training Vs Close Chain Exercises in Athletes With Post Operative ACL Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT06797102 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Neuromuscular Training Vs Close Chain Exercises in Athletes With Post Operative ACL Injury

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled36ConditionsSports Physical TherapyArmsNeuromuscular Exercises, Close Chain Exercises
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rick JoreitzDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Andrew LynchRehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA.
Adam PopchakDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jay IrrgangDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLess than 50% of those sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury return to their preinjury level of sports participation or participate in competitive sport at two to seven years post ACL reconstruction (ACLR). After ACLR, it has been reported that frequency of subsequent ACL tears has reached as high as 31%. PURPOSE: The purpose of this case series was to evaluate return to sport and reinjury rates following the use of a criterion-based rehabilitation protocol with a final return to sport test that utilizes minimal equipment following ACL reconstruction. STUDY

designCase series.

methodsFollowing ACL reconstruction, participants were included if they had a goal of returning to their pre-injury sport or level of activity, were between 16 and 50 years of age at the time of evaluation, had at least 25 physical therapy visits covered by insurance, and planned to complete physical therapy until clearance for return to sport.

resultsForty-three participants met the inclusion criteria and enrolled in the study. Twenty-one participants completed the full course of rehabilitation including passing their return to sport test and nineteen participants completed the two-year follow-up. Data obtained at two years indicated that 84% were able to return to their preinjury level of sports competition. A smaller percentage (16%) were able to return to a reduced level of sport and only one participant reported a second ACL injury.

conclusionParticipants that completed the full course of rehabilitation and passed return to sport testing had a larger percentage that were able to return to preinjury participation levels than currently reported in the literature. This case series did not exclude participants based on graft type, single vs double bundle procedure, ACL revision surgeries, nor concomitant procedures or injuries. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.

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anterior cruciate ligamentcriterion-based rehabilitationmovement systemreturn to sport testing

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PMID33344032
PMCPMC7727433
OpenAlexW3114817461

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