Deciding Between ACL Reconstruction, Repair, and Conservative Treatment in Young Athletes: A Systematic Narrative Review
Although ACLR had lower failure rates, neurocognitive, reactive strength, and psychological readiness assessments were underreported. The stronger methodological rigor for ACL repair studies was encouraging but long-term outcomes are lacking.
Authors
- Stephanie A. Boden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1995-1116)
- Jonathon Lewis
- John Nyland
- Essa Gul
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/oajsm.s534937
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00