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June 19, 2026Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Association Between Patient Reported Outcomes and Athletic Expostures Following Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: Does Age Matter?

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MPMark PaternoCZChristin ZwolskiSTStaci Thomas

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Overview

Randomized trial reveals that age affects the link between patient reported outcomes and athletic exposures post-ACL reconstruction.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how patient reported outcomes at return to sport relate to athletic exposures in the year following ACL reconstruction, with a focus on age differences.
  • Included 63 patients aged 13-26 post-ACL reconstruction planned to return to sports.
  • Measured patient reported outcomes at RTS using various scales, including Tegner and KOOS.
  • Calculated average athletic exposures weekly and analyzed correlations with PROs, comparing groups by age (<18 y/o and >18 y/o).
  • Significant positive association between average athletic exposures/week and Tegner score (r:0.309, p=0.01).
  • Average athletic exposures/week correlated with KOOS-Sport score (r:0.345, p=0.006) and ACL-RSI score (r:0.405, p<0.001).
  • Patients <18 y/o reported higher activity levels and psychological readiness compared to patients >18 y/o (all p<0.05).

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Paterno et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34df7565a5b0777af2e97chttps://doi.org/10.1177/2325967126s00140
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