SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Can a Knee Brace Prevent ACL Reinjury: A Systematic Review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sport-Specific Injury Mechanisms and Situational Patterns of ACL Injuries: A Comprehensive Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of platelet-rich plasma injection on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Pooled it
- Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Return To Sport Following ACL Reconstruction.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
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- Effect of knee bracing on clinical outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective randomised controlled study.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- A comparison of stiffness of six knee braces with application for posterolateral corner reconstructions.Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine · 2023Article
- Recurrent Instability Rate and Subjective Knee Function following Accelerated Rehabilitation after ACL Reconstruction in Comparison to a Conservative Rehabilitation Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Test-retest reliability of kinematic and kinetic parameters during dual-task stair walking in the elderly.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
This systematic review aimed to investigate whether the use of a knee brace when returning to sport (RTS) could prevent a second injury after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This study was registered with the PROSPERO database and followed PRISMA guidelines. A systematic search of PubMed, Ovid Medline, Ovid All EBM Reviews, Ovid Embase, EBSCO Sportdiscus and ISI Web of Science databases for meta-analysis, randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies published before July 2020 was undertaken. The inclusion criteria were: (1) Comparing with and without a brace at RTS, (2) follow up of at least 18 months after ACLR, (3) reinjury rates included in the outcomes. Two reviewers independently extracted the data. Quality appraisal analyses were performed for each study using the Cochrane Collaboration tools for randomized and nonrandomized trials. A total of 1196 patients in three studies were included. One study showed a lower rate of reinjury when wearing a knee brace at RTS. One study found the knee brace to have a significant protective effect for younger patients (≤17 years). The effectiveness of knee bracing when RTS remains ambiguous. Current data cannot support that using a knee brace when RTS will decrease the rate of reinjury after ACL reconstruction.
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