Which patients need anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction after initial treatment with rehabilitation? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Some patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury initially treated with rehabilitation need ACL reconstruction (ACLR); yet, it is unclear what characterizes these patients. This review aimed to describe predictors for ACLR in patients initially treated with rehabilitation.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed in the Cochrane, Embase, Medline, SportsDiscus and Web of Science databases from inception to 21 February 2023. Articles describing characteristics in adult patients with ACL injury undergoing ACLR after a minimum of 5 weeks rehabilitation were included. It was a priori chosen that characteristics described in at least three articles were considered more certain and could be defined as a predictor for ACLR, and those described in less t

SUBMITTER: Arp K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792103 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature