ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2023
Some, but not all, patients experience full symptom resolution and a positive rehabilitation process after ACL reconstruction: an interview study.
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- Virtual reality-based therapy after anterior cruciate ligament injury effectively reduces pain and improves knee function, movement patterns, and dynamic balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Pooled it
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- From Fear to Function: How Physiotherapists Navigate Psychological Challenges in Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction.Sports health · 2026Article
- Rethinking the Tampa scale of kinesiophobia as a measure of re-injury worries after anterior cruciate ligament injury.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Patients' Mental Barriers in Rehabilitation after ACL Reconstruction: A Qualitative Interview Study.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Patient Perceptions of Medication Therapy for Prevention of Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Qualitative Content Analysis.Arthritis care & research · 2025Article
- Short-Term Clinical Evaluation of Tibial Tunnel Angle and Position in Anatomical Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Comparison of a New Radiographic Technique with MRI Measurements for Tibial Tunnel Evaluation in ACL Reconstruction.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Qualitative Evaluation of Patient Experiences with Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction and Heavy-Load Resistance Training Post-ACL Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Wrestling with a ghost: facing an opponent I can neither see nor clinch - the experience of professional wrestlers who have suffered an ACL injury.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
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purposeTo gain a deeper understanding of patients' experiences over 5 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
methodsSeventeen semi-structured interviews were performed with patients treated with ACL reconstruction at least 5 years earlier without a second knee injury. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis according to methods described by Graneheim and Lundman.
resultsPatients' long-term experiences after an ACL reconstruction were summarized as: "to cope or not to cope, that is the question", and five main categories: (1) Adapting life after knee symptom: the past will not come back; (2) An arduous and demanding rehabilitation: sailing against the wind; (3) Accepting what cannot be changed: biting the bullet; (4) Being satisfied with results: end of a chapter; (5) Apprehensively peregrinating on an unknown road.
conclusionsMore than 5 years after ACL reconstruction, patients can experience full symptom resolution and the ACL injury process as positive, or experience persistent symptoms and are forced to accept negative life-changing choices due to the injury. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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