Return to sports after ACL injury 5 years from now: 10 things we must do
Alli Gokeler, Alberto Grassi, Roy A.G. Hoogeslag, Albert van Houten, Tim Lehman, Caroline Bolling, Matthew Buckthorpe, Grant E. Norte, Anne Benjaminse, Pieter Heuvelmans, Stefano Di Paolo, Igor Tak, Francesco Della Villa
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The outcome after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is in general disappointing with unacceptable number of athletes that do not return to pre-injury level of sports, high re-injury rates, early development of osteoarthritis and shorter careers. Athletes after ACLR have high expectation to return to sports which is in contrast with the current outcomes. The aim of this manuscript is to present an overview of factors that are needed to be incorporated and to personalize the rehabilitation process for an athlete who has undergone an ACLR.