ArticleThe American journal of sports medicine2023
Total Score of Athleticism: Profiling Strength and Power Characteristics in Professional Soccer Players After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction to Assess Readiness to Return to Sport.
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- Predictive Effect of Echocardiographic Assessment of Myocardial Efficiency on Martial Arts Performance.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Observational
- Clearance Criteria for Determining Eligibility for Force Plate Testing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Scoping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Return to performance criteria in soccer after musculoskeletal injury: A scoping review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Analysis of Z-Score and total score of athleticism on drafted and undrafted players from the NFL scouting combine.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of Rehabilitation Characteristics Among High, Average, and Low Performers on Return-to-Sport Testing in Athletes After ACL Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the relationship between Total Athleticism score and CrossFit® Open Performance in amateur athletes: single measure involving body fat percentage, aerobic capacity, muscle power and local muscle endurance.European journal of translational myology · 2024Article
- Relations between specific athleticism and morphology in young basketball players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is no consensus on the optimal testing procedure to determine return-to-sport (RTS) readiness after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Current approaches use limb symmetry across a range of tests, but this does not consider a patient's level of athleticism or benchmarks relative to his or her noninjured counterparts. PURPOSE: To examine the utility of the Total Score of Athleticism (TSA), a composite scale including strength, power, and reactive strength assessments, to aid RTS decision-making. STUDY
designCross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsA total of 95 professional soccer players (60 who underwent ACL reconstruction [mean age, 25.1 ± 12.6 years] and 35 who were uninjured [mean age, 23.8 ± 2.8 years]) completed a battery of tests including isokinetic knee extension and flexion torque, bilateral and unilateral countermovement jump height, relative peak power, and reactive strength index-modified. The TSA score (derived from
resultsA large difference between the ACL-reconstructed and uninjured groups in the TSA score (
conclusionPreliminary evidence indicates that the TSA may be a useful RTS readiness tool, as the composite score derived from strength and power measures was different in soccer players at the time of RTS after ACL reconstruction compared with healthy matched controls. There was also a higher frequency of low TSA scores in players who sustained a second injury after RTS. Therefore, it is recommended to routinely administer RTS tests encompassing strength, power, and reactive strength qualities each season across the largest possible number of players (ideally teammates).
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