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September 16, 2025

Psychological Readiness is the Main Barrier to Return to Play After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

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TMTimothy McAleeseEKEnda KingNKNiamh Keane

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Overview

Case-control analysis highlights psychological readiness as a key barrier to return to play after ACL reconstruction, suggesting interventions may improve outcomes.

Key Points

  • Only 63.4% of patients returned to play two years after revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
  • Patients with higher ACL-RSI scores preoperatively had significantly better return to play rates, showing psychological readiness matters.
  • Fear of reinjury (44%) was the main barrier limiting patients' ability to return to play following surgery.
  • Using the ACL-RSI scale, psychological readiness can predict return to play for patients under and over 23 years old.

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McAleese et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44f8331b076d99fa57109https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251371158
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