Decision-making in return to sport clearance after ACL reconstruction is primarily based on objective criteria: Insights from AGA knee experts.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify current surgical strategies and objective criteria used for return to sport (RTS) clearance after primary isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, based on a survey of knee surgery experts.

Methods

An online survey was developed by the 'Knee Ligament' committee of the German-speaking Arthroscopy Society (AGA) and distributed to certified 'AGA Knee Experts' in November and December 2023. The final questionnaire consisted of 26 questions covering surgical strategies, postoperative evaluation, and RTS clearance after primary isolated ACL reconstruction. Participants were asked to rank objective RTS criteria, and weighted mean ranks were calculated to assess their relative importance (1 = most important, 8 = least important). Data were analys

SUBMITTER: Winkler PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910401 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature