Utilization of Rehabilitation Visits and Functional Testing After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction guidelines recommend delaying return to sport until 9 months postsurgery and using functional testing to inform clinical decision-making.

Hypothesis

Regular rehabilitation visits would continue up to 9 months postsurgery, and most patients would receive functional testing.

Study design

Retrospective study.

Level of evidence

Level 4.

Methods

Electronic medical records were reviewed for 338 patients, aged 14 to 21 years, who participated in sports preinjury and had primary ACL reconstruction between January 2017 and December 2018. Of these, 124 patients had all rehabilitation in-system. Rehabilitation visits and time to end of rehabilitation were examined through 12 months postsurgery. The proporti

SUBMITTER: Chmielewski TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640276 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature