No association of time from surgery with functional deficits in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Evidence for objective return-to-sport criteria

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2256-2263

  Myer, Gregory D ^a,b,c,d   Martin, Larry ^b,e,f   Ford, Kevin R ^a,b,g   Paterno, Mark V ^a   Schmitt, Laura C ^a,c,h   Heidt, Robert S ^e   Colosimo, Angelo ^b   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b,c,i  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^e Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine   (United States)

^f Carolina Medical Center Lincoln   (United States)

^g HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reinjury; anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors; clinical assessment tools; knee injury prevention; knee rehabilitation; lower extremity biomechanics; sports reentry; targeted neuromuscular training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; SPORT INJURY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867085936     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512454656     Document Type: Article

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