ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2021
ACL Return to Sport Testing: It's Time to Step up Our Game.
Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The utility of psychological readiness scales in predicting return to sport: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Force and Power Testing During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation: A World-Wide Survey of Current Practices.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Return-to-play timing and secondary anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in elite soccer players: A transfermarkt-based longitudinal analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Inter-rater and Intra-rater Reliability of the Cutting Movement Assessment Score Among Physical Therapists.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Dynamic change of direction, isometric strength, and psychological readiness in final phase ACLR athletes: an integrated approach.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Lateral extra-articular tenodesis improves functional movement outcomes in ACL reconstruction patients.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Play: "A Framework for Decision Making".Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Clinical Utility of Qualitative Change of Direction Movement Assessment in ACL Injury Risk Evaluation.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Missing The Forest For The Trees: A Lack Of Upper Extremity Physical Performance Testing In Sports Physical Therapy.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Global research status of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a bibliometric analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
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Abstract
Patients and physicians have long looked to physical therapists to help determine an athlete's readiness to return to sport (RTS) following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This is a complex decision that must take into account biological healing, joint stability, functional performance, and psychological readiness. Considering that the vast majority of medical professionals use time as the sole determinant of an athlete's readiness, and few are using performance-based criteria, it appears as though our profession is failing to capture the necessary information to make this weighty recommendation. The time is now to take a hard look at current practice patterns with RTS testing and push the envelope forward. The purpose of this clinical commentary is challenge our failing status quo by disseminating a robust model for RTS testing that incorporates temporal and criterion-based factors, as well as intrinsic and extrinsic data. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 5.
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