“The only way you're ever going to play sport again is if you go through surgery”: A mixed methods study exploring anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment decisions from the perspective of 734 patients
Australians with anterior cruciate ligament rupture received mixed treatment advice from clinicians, who often portrayed surgery as the best treatment option. Some patients received an unbalanced overview of treatment options that did not reflect the best-available research evidence, inhibiting an informed treatment decision.
Authors
- Pek Ling Teo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1657-1820)
- Kim Louise Bennell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-5639)
- Rana Shane Hinman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-9456)
- Jane Rooney
- Stephanie R. Filbay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9624-0791)
- Zobaida Edib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7381-7351)
- Tammy Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-8548)
Institutions
- Bond University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Sports Medicine Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of science and medicine in sport
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.05.010
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council