Psychological Readiness is the Main Barrier to Return to Play After Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Psychological readiness, especially fear of reinjury, was a significant barrier to RTP after R-ACLR. Patients with lower psychological readiness who were less likely to return to play could be detected using the ACL-RSI scale.
Authors
- Ray Moran
- Timothy McAleese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9713-9057)
- Kieran Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2015-8967)
- Niamh Keane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8016-0765)
- Brian M. Devitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-6996)
- Enda King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-1489)
- Mark Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5277-3820)
- Daniel Withers
Institutions
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
- Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (QA)
- Sports Surgery Clinic (IE)
- Dublin City University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251371158
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00