Findings seen among those confident at time of return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Confident, young athletes at the time of return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are more likely to sustain a second ACL injury, according to a study published online April 30 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research<\/em>.<\/p>\n Mark V. Paterno, P.T., Ph.D., from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and colleagues assessed the impact of high knee-related confidence at the time of RTS following ACL reconstruction and its impact on the risk for a second ACL injury over 24 months. The analysis included 159 participants (112 female patients; mean age, 17.2 years).<\/p>\n The researchers found that at RTS, 37.7 percent of athletes were classified with high knee-related confidence, 26.4 percent met RTS criteria, and 22.0 percent sustained a second ACL injury after RTS. Confident participants were more likely to meet all RTS criteria and were more than two times as likely to suffer a second ACL injury (odds ratio, 2.40). Participants who were both confident and met all RTS criteria were nearly 10 times more likely to suffer a second ACL injury (odds ratio, 9.6) compared with patients who passed all RTS criteria but lacked knee-related confidence.<\/p>\n “Future work must consider how the inclusion of additional factors into RTS criteria may better identify those at high risk for poor outcome after ACL reconstruction,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n