Return to Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Validity and Reliability of the SPORTS Score at 6 and 12 Months.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Subjective Patient Outcome for Return to Sports (SPORTS) score is a single-item scale that measures athletes' ability to return to their preinjury sport based on effort and performance.

Purpose/hypothesis

The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the SPORTS score and a modified score within the first year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The modified version replaced "same sport" with "any sport" in the answer choices. It was hypothesized that both versions of the SPORTS score would have acceptable floor and ceiling effects and internal responsiveness, moderate convergent validity, and excellent test-retest reliability.

Study design

Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 2.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Bley JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185013 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature