Limited evidence for return to sport testing after ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents under 16 years: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Specific return to sport criteria for children and adolescents after anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction are unknown. The aim of this scoping review is to provide an overview of current tests regarding return to sport for children and adolescents. This scoping review was performed according to the PRISMA statement. A systematic search was performed on PubMed and EMBASE. The inclusion criteria were diagnostic and prognostic studies evaluating tests regarding return to sport after ACL injury and reconstruction in children/adolescents (age < 18 years). Twenty-six studies were included, of which 22 studies evaluated tests in the age category of 16 to 18 years. All studies evaluated tests after ACL reconstruction, no studies have been conducted in non-operative patients. Streng

SUBMITTER: Dietvorst M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7561621 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature