[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] Rehabilitation and return to sport testing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: where are we in 2022?

A Gokeler, B Dingenen, TE Hewett - Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Athletes who sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury often opt for an ACL
reconstruction (ACLR) with the goal and expectation to return to sports at the preinjury level …

[HTML][HTML] Low rates of patients meeting return to sport criteria 9 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective longitudinal study

W Welling, A Benjaminse, R Seil, K Lemmink… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of the current prospective study was to assess the changes over time
in patients tested at 6 months and 9 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction …

Single leg hop for distance symmetry masks lower limb biomechanics: time to discuss hop distance as decision criterion for return to sport after ACL reconstruction?

A Kotsifaki, R Whiteley, S Van Rossom… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background We evaluated the lower limb status of athletes after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) during the propulsion and landing phases of a single leg hop for …

[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 …

Progressive strength training restores quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength within 7 months after ACL reconstruction in amateur male soccer players

W Welling, A Benjaminse, K Lemmink… - Physical Therapy in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of the current study was to compare the results of a progressive
strength training protocol for soccer players after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction …

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 …

Symmetry in triple hop distance hides asymmetries in knee function after ACL reconstruction in athletes at return to sports

A Kotsifaki, S Van Rossom, R Whiteley… - … American journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), a battery of strength and
hop tests is frequently used to determine the readiness of an athlete to successfully return to …

Quadriceps tendon versus hamstring tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TK Tan, AG Subramaniam, JR Ebert… - The American Journal …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Autograft choice in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) remains
controversial, with increasing interest in the usage of quadriceps tendon (QT) autograft …