ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2022
Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Review of Current Literature and Recommendations.
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- How effective is the addition of specific exercise therapy for patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Ultrasound guided proximal adductor canal and pes anserinus blocks improve early recovery after arthroscopic ACL reconstruction.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Comparison of three large language models in postoperative rehabilitation question answering after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction based on expert ratings.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Large-sized grafts versus standard-sized grafts combined with anterolateral ligament reconstruction in ACL-deficient knees: a randomized controlled trial.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Article
- Postoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Return to Sport after Injury Scores Predict Reinjury in Adolescent Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Comparing kinematic and kinetic demands on the knee joint during selected physiotherapy exercises and activities of daily living.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2026Article
- Returning to Performance After ACL Injury in Competitive Alpine Skiing: A Scoping Review and Evidence- and Expert-Informed Practice Recommendations.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Psychological Readiness in Elite Versus Nonelite Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Association Between Functional Muscle Assessment and Psychological Factors on Return to Sport and Graft Failure After ACL Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- On-field rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament injury in contact team sports: a scoping review of exercises, progression and key principles.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Gait asymmetry as a determinant of functional recovery and return to sport after ACL reconstruction: a cross-sectional biomechanical analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation guidelines after autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction need more graft-specific exercise recommendations-A scoping review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Substantial variability and inconsistent quality of publicly available rehabilitation protocols after quadriceps tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cross-sectional analysis of academic orthopaedic surgery programmes.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Evidence Summary for Early-Stage Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Evaluating the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in postoperative rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A meta-analysis.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- Effects of Transcranial Neuromodulation on Rehabilitation Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Applying Differential Learning During Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Basketball Single-Case Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Return To Sport Following ACL Reconstruction.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- ACL Injuries in Major League Soccer: A 10-Year Analysis of Injury Rate and Return to Play, and Performance Metrics by Player Position.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewAnterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a common surgical procedure with an estimated 120,000 cases performed in the USA each year. Physical therapy plays a critical role in the successful recovery of both surgically and non-surgically managed patients. Interestingly, ACL rehabilitation protocols vary greatly with little consensus among practitioners. Nonetheless, there has been agreement over the last decade to shift from conservative, standardized length protocols to more accelerated, individualized protocols that vary in length and modalities based on patient-specific findings and preferences. This review summarizes the most recent trends, opinions, and modalities in ACL rehabilitation research, with a specific focus on novel methods to treat the specific psychosocial needs of ACL deficient patients. RECENT
findingsWe found that new protocols emphasize early weight bearing, open kinetic chain (OKC) exercises, and other alternative modalities such as neuromuscular electrical stimulation and blood flow restriction. We also found a recent trend toward the use of clinical milestones to determine when a patient is ready for the next phase of a "step-up" rehabilitation program. One particularly nascent topic of research is the inclusion of methods to treat the psychosocial impacts of ACL injury, recovery, and the anxiety around return to sport. Rehabilitation strategy has become increasingly patient-dependent, and the new modalities being utilized are accelerating patient recovery. Return to sport is a particularly important factor for many ACLR patients, and recovery has an important psychological component that has only recently been addressed in the literature, with positive preliminary findings.
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