ArticleThe American journal of sports medicine2025
Return to On-Snow Performance in Ski Racing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
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- ACL injuries in elite alpine skiing reliably allow athletes to return to competition and perform at or above their pre-injury level.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Countermovement Jump Force-Time Mechanics Differentiate ACL Injury Status in Elite Alpine Ski Racers.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 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
- International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) consensus statement on return-to-performance in competitive alpine and freestyle skiers and snowboarders.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Maximal and Explosive Strength of High-Level Alpine Skiers After Severe Lower Extremity Injury: A Retrospective Comparison with Non-Injured Skiers.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe individual variation in on-snow performance outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) in elite alpine ski racers has not been reported and may be influenced by specific injury characteristics. PURPOSE: To report the performance statistics of elite ski racers before and after ACLR and to identify surgical and athlete-specific factors that may be associated with performance recovery. STUDY
designDescriptive epidemiological study.
methodsInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) points, FIS ranking, average placing, and average percentage behind the winning time in each race were calculated for 30 national and provincial team ski racers at 1 year before and 3 years after ACLR. Injury characteristics were obtained from operative reports and clinical notes.
resultsThe mean age at the time of primary ACLR was 21.6 ± 3.5 years. Overall, 27 of 30 (90%) ski racers returned to the same preinjury competition level. Yet, only 16 of 30 (53%) improved in FIS points, and 13 of 30 (43%) improved in FIS ranking, in one of the speed or technical disciplines by 3 years after surgery. Of the skiers who improved in FIS points, 36% sustained multiligamentous injuries, 45% sustained meniscal tears, and 45% sustained chondral lesions. Of those who failed to improve in FIS points, 50% sustained multiligamentous injuries, 50% sustained meniscal tears, and 60% sustained chondral lesions. Meniscal tears and chondral lesions occurred mostly on the lateral side. The medial collateral ligament was involved in 8 of 9 multiligamentous injuries.
conclusionThese findings suggest significant individual variation in the recovery of on-snow performance of ski racers after ACLR, despite returning to the same competition circuit. The pattern of secondary injuries alongside primary ACL ruptures showed little association with improved performance.
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