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April 28, 2020Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Readiness to Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: A Combination of Physical and Psychological Factors

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Key result

Comprehensive physical and psychological evaluation determines athlete readiness for return to sport after ACL reconstruction.

Why the study?

Return to sport rates remain low and second injury risk remains high after ACL reconstruction, but no gold-standard medical clearance criteria exist.

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SCSarah CheneyTCTheresa A. ChiaiaPMPolly de Mille

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Overview

May support integrated physical-psychological RTS assessment after ACLR; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
E
Exposure
Comprehensive evaluation of physical and psychological factors for return to sport
O
Outcome
Readiness to return to sport

A comprehensive evaluation combining physical and psychological factors is necessary to determine an athlete's readiness to return to sport after ACL reconstruction.

Cite This Study

Cheney et al. (2020) conducted a review in Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Comprehensive evaluation of physical and psychological factors was evaluated. Comprehensive evaluation combining physical and psychological factors is needed to determine an athlete's readiness to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa46c215867a98cc0b72ae6https://doi.org/10.1097/jsa.0000000000000263
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