ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2026
Validation of the ACL Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) Scale in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction.
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Background: The Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) scale assesses psychological readiness for return to sport (RTS) following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Although developed and validated in accordance with ACLR recovery, psychological responses may apply to those recovering from medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFLR). Purpose: To validate the use of the ACL-RSI scale in pediatric and adolescent patients who underwent MPFLR. Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Scores of the 12-item and shortened 6-item ACL-RSI for patients who underwent their first RTS readiness assessment after MPFLR were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using Spearman correlation for convergent validity testing against the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC)/Pediatric (Pedi-)IKDC score, Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) score, and peak strength symmetry of knee extension and flexion. Discriminant validity testing was performed comparing ACL-RSI with age (Spearman correlation), body mass index (BMI) (Spearman correlation), and sex (Mann-Whitney Results: A total of 32 patients (59% female; mean age, 15.6 ± 1.7 years) were included. Both 12-item and 6-item ACL-RSI scale versions demonstrated significant correlations of moderate to strong strength with the IKDC/Pedi-IKDC ( Conclusion: The ACL-RSI scale may be valid for use in pediatric and adolescent patients who undergo MPFLR. Both the 12-item and the 6-item versions demonstrated convergent validity, discriminant validity, and internal reliability with no floor or ceiling effects. The 6-item scale version may be preferred, as it is able to quantify these vital psychological data but with minimal questionnaire burden and low redundancy.
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