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Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals low rates of return to competitive sport in patients after ACL reconstruction, suggesting psychological factors heavily influence outcomes.
The relatively low rate of return to competitive sport despite the high rates of successful outcome in terms of knee impairment-based function suggests that other factors such as psychological factors may be contributing to return-to-sport outcomes.
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