What is the evidence for and validity of return-to-sport testing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis

KE Webster, TE Hewett - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) return-to-sport (RTS) test batteries are popular
and are employed to test athletes' sport performance and help ensure a safe return to sport …

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction recovery and rehabilitation: a systematic review

KE Glattke, SV Tummala, A Chhabra - JBJS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The success of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is influenced by
effective rehabilitation. Previously published, comprehensive systematic reviews evaluating …

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 …

Return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament injury: Panther Symposium ACL Injury Return to Sport Consensus Group

SJ Meredith, T Rauer, TL Chmielewski… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: A precise and consistent definition of return to sport (RTS) after anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is lacking, and there is controversy surrounding the process of …

Which criteria are used to clear patients to return to sport after primary ACL reconstruction? A scoping review

CR Burgi, S Peters, CL Ardern, JR Magill… - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To describe the criteria used to clear athletes to return to sport (RTS) following
primary ACL reconstruction. Design Scoping review. Data sources MEDLINE, Embase …

The role of psychological readiness in return to sport assessment after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

AGH Faleide, LH Magnussen, T Strand… - … American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Knowledge about the predictive value of return to sport (RTS) test batteries
applied after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is limited. Adding assessment …

Who passes return-to-sport tests, and which tests are most strongly associated with return to play after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?

KE Webster, JA Feller - Orthopaedic journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Return-to-sport (RTS) testing after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction (ACLR) surgery has become popular. It has been recommended that such …

One in 5 athletes sustain reinjury upon return to high-risk sports after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review in 1239 athletes younger than 20 years

S Barber-Westin, FR Noyes - Sports Health, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) is frequently performed in
patients younger than 20 years whose goal is to return to sport (RTS). Varying reinjury rates …

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 …

Primary surgery versus primary rehabilitation for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries: a living systematic review and meta-analysis

T Saueressig, T Braun, N Steglich, F Diemer… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Compare the effectiveness of primarily surgical versus primarily rehabilitative
management for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Design Living systematic review …