ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
Rehabilitation and Return to Sport Testing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Where Are We in 2022?
Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
- The majority of elite and professional athletes return to the preinjury level of activity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of foot orthotics on running kinetics in adults with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A controlled laboratory study.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Eccentric Hamstring Force Asymmetry After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cross-Sectional Comparison of Independent 12- and 24-Month Postoperative Cohorts.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bioelectrical Recovery After Knee Injury in an Elite Alpine Skier: A Longitudinal 19-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis Case Report.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Examining Neuromuscular and Cortical Activity Over 1 Year Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Observational
- APKASS 2024 consensus statement on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, part Ⅲ: Return to play after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Knee Muscle Strength Symmetry and Lower Limb Landing Mechanics Following ACL Reconstruction.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Association between knee angles at initial contact and post-landing knee ranges of motion in athletes with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Cognitive-Motor Function and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk: Exploring Relationships Between Clinical and Lab-Based Assessments.Journal of sport rehabilitation · 2026Article
- 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
- Return to performance criteria in soccer after musculoskeletal injury: A scoping review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Patients' Mental Barriers in Rehabilitation after ACL Reconstruction: A Qualitative Interview Study.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Motor Control in Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Domain Based Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Mechanism Specific Effects.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Time to return to sports in football players recovering from lower limb soft tissue injuries: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- An Examination of the Relationship Between Fear of Reinjury and Neuromuscular, Musculoskeletal, and Biomechanical Characteristics at the Time of Return to Sport following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Activity level, kinesiophobia, and sports injury-related anxiety in professional athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Anticipation and sequential demands influence on-field change-of-direction kinematics related to ACL injury risk.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Current concepts and future perspective of muscle function tests to inform return to sport decision-making after ACLR: A narrative review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Dual-Task Single-Leg Hop Performance Exposes Persistent Asymmetry and Movement Deficits After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomised Crossover Experimental Study.Translational sports medicine · 2026Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Athletes who sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury often opt for an ACL reconstruction (ACLR) with the goal and expectation to return to sports at the preinjury level. The proportion of athletes who successfully return to preinjury-level sport is low and disappointing, whereas the rate of second ACL injury in athletes under the age of 20 has been reported to be as high as 40% after return to sport (RTS). Although in recent years, new insights pertaining to RTS have been published, the lack of validity of RTS criteria after ACLR remain. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to present a critical overview of the current literature on RTS testing after ACLR.
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