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A Framework for Clinicians to Improve the Decision-Making Process in Return to Sport.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Ready or Not; A Narrative Synthesis of Sports Medicine Practitioners' Practices During Return to Play in the Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries.European journal of sport science · 2025Pooled it
- Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Orthopedic trinity: Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and regenerative orthopedics.World journal of orthopedics · 2026Review
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- Neuromusculoskeletal alterations after ACL reconstruction: a cross-sectional study of cortical activity, motor response, and psychological readiness.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Experiences of Female Rugby Union Players and Practitioners in Rehabilitation Following a Shoulder Injury.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Return to On-Snow Performance in Ski Racing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.The American journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- The Time Course of Injury Risk After Return-to-Play in Professional Football (Soccer).Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Using a Bayesian network to classify time to return to sport based on football injury epidemiological data.PloS one · 2025Article
- Decisions, decisions, decisions. A qualitative exploration of decision-making in performance support leaders.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Conservative Management and Postoperative Return to Sport in Endurance Athletes with Flow Limitations in the Iliac Arteries: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Validation of the Short Form Shoulder Instability Return to Sport After Injury (SIRSI-5) and Its Association With Return to Sports.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Judgement and Decision Making in Clinical and Return-to-Sports Decision Making: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- What to Cover When You're Covering: Preparing the Sideline Physician for the Season.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024Review
- Shared decision-making with athletes: a survey study of healthcare professionals' perspectives.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- 'I want to ski and race, not just ski': a qualitative study on athletes' and stakeholders' perspectives on return-to-sport in high-performance Snowsports.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Graft-Specific Surgical and Rehabilitation Considerations for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with the Quadriceps Tendon Autograft.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Managing the Wellbeing of Elite Rugby Union Players from an Occupational Safety and Health Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A commentary of factors related to player availability and its influence on performance in elite team sports.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- A survey of organizational structure and operational practices of elite youth football academies and national federations from around the world: A performance and medical perspective.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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Abstract
Return-to-sport (RTS) decisions are critical to clinical sports medicine and are often characterised by uncertainties, such as re-injury risk, time pressure induced by competition schedule and social stress from coaches, families and supporters. RTS decisions have implications not only for the health and performance of an athlete, but also the sports organisation. RTS decision-making is a complex process, which relies on evaluating multiple biopsychosocial factors, and is influenced by contextual factors. In this narrative review, we outline how RTS decision-making of clinicians could be evaluated from a decision analysis perspective. To begin with, the RTS decision could be explained as a sequence of steps, with a decision basis as the core component. We first elucidate the methodological considerations in gathering information from RTS tests. Second, we identify how decision-making frameworks have evolved and adapt decision-making theories to the RTS context. Third, we discuss the preferences and perspectives of the athlete, performance coach and manager. We conclude by proposing a framework for clinicians to improve the quality of RTS decisions and make recommendations for daily practice and research.
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