[HTML][HTML] Is it time we better understood the tests we are using for return to sport decision making following ACL reconstruction? A critical review of the hop tests

WT Davies, GD Myer, PJ Read - Sports medicine, 2020 - Springer
There has been a move towards a criterion-based return to play in recent years, with 4
single-leg hop tests commonly used to assess functional performance. Despite their …

Measuring only hop distance during single leg hop testing is insufficient to detect deficits in knee function after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review and meta …

A Kotsifaki, V Korakakis, R Whiteley… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To systematically review the biomechanical deficits after ACL reconstruction
(ACLR) during single leg hop for distance (SLHD) testing and report these differences …

[HTML][HTML] Passing return to sports tests after ACL reconstruction is associated with greater likelihood for return to sport but fail to identify second injury risk

W Welling, A Benjaminse, K Lemmink, A Gokeler - The knee, 2020 - Elsevier
Background A limited number of patients return to sport (RTS) after an anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and patients who RTS have a relatively high risk for second …

Importance of functional performance and psychological readiness for return to preinjury level of sports 1 year after ACL reconstruction in competitive athletes

T Kitaguchi, Y Tanaka, S Takeshita, N Tsujimoto… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to identify independent predictive factors for return to sports (RTS)
after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in competitive-level athletes and to …

Limb symmetry index on a functional test battery improves between one and five years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, primarily due to worsening …

BE Patterson, KM Crossley, LG Perraton… - Physical Therapy in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Evaluate change in functional performance from 1-to 5-years after anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods 59 participants (38 men) aged 29±16 years …

Shaping the functional task environment in sports injury rehabilitation: a framework to integrate perceptual-cognitive training in rehabilitation

A Gokeler, PO McKeon, MC Hoch - Athletic Training & Sports …, 2020 - journals.healio.com
Returning athletes to sport after injury represents a challenge to the practicing sports
medicine clinician. In traditional rehabilitation, progressions are often developed to promote …

Quadriceps neuromuscular and physical function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

JL Hunnicutt, MM McLeod, HS Slone… - Journal of Athletic …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context Persistent neuromuscular deficits in the surgical limb after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) have been repeatedly described in the literature, yet little is known …

Unanticipated jump-landing quality in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: How long after the surgery and return to sport does the re-injury risk factor …

D Niederer, F Giesche, M Janko, P Niemeyer… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Inadequate reactions to unforeseen external stimuli are regarded as a major
cause for non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. We aimed to delineate a …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating a dual-task assessment protocol with functional hop testing

BM Ness, K Zimney, T Kernozek… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Hop tests are commonly used within a testing battery to assess readiness for
return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, yet athletes still experience a …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of preoperative absolute knee extension and flexion strength after ACL reconstruction

R Piussi, D Broman, E Musslinder, S Beischer… - BMC Sports Science …, 2020 - Springer
Background The recovery of muscle function after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
reconstruction is most commonly reported as limb-to-limb differences using the Limb …