Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?
Completing rehabilitation and meeting objective criteria significantly increased the odds for male athletes to return to pivoting sports. Time to RTS did not impact the risk for a new knee or ACL injury if athletes met objective criteria.
Authors
- Roald Bahr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-4237)
- Argyro Kotsifaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7902-9206)
- Enda King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-1489)
- Rod Whiteley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1452-6228)
Institutions
- Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (QA)
- Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108733
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 28.09
Funders
- Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital