Comparison of physical therapy utilization, timing of return-to-sport test completion, and hop test performance by age and between sexes in youth athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Butler L, Greenberg E, Giampetruzzi N, Link M, Prati V, Weaver A, Saper M.
OBJECTIVE: To compare physical therapy (PT) utilization, timing of return-to-sport (RTS) test and hop test performance by age and between sexes in youth after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). DESIGN: Multicenter retrospective cohor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

French version of the short anterior cruciate ligament-return to sport after injury scale: development and validation - Abid H, Rougereau G, Bohu Y, Meyer A, Gerometta A, Grimaud O, Lefevre N, Hardy A.
BACKGROUND: The 12-item Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) scale was developed to assess the psychological readiness of patients to return to sports after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). A short (6-item) English version was also d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Editorial commentary: Women do not return to sport at the same level after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as often as men: this may be associated with lower risk tolerance-and not necessarily a bad thing! - Siegel MG.
It has been established that women do not return to preinjury sports (RTS) at the same level after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the same rate as men. Normalization of strength parameters does influence the return to sports in men, but not w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Outcomes >30 years after initial nonoperative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries - Hellberg C, Kostogiannis I, Stylianides A, Neuman P.
BACKGROUND: It is unclear how anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) affects the development of osteoarthritis (OA). This uncertainty is partly caused by the lack of long-term studies on ACL injuries treated primarily without reconstruction... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Psychological readiness, injury-related fear, and persistent knee symptoms after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Baez S, Harkey M, Birchmeier T, Triplett A, Collins K, Kuenze C.
CONTEXT: Poor psychological responses after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) have been associated with a failure to return to sport and increased secondary injury risk. However, we do not know whether poor psychological responses after ACLR... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Inconsistent return to sport despite improved outcomes following re-revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: an updated systematic review - Olson CP, Mabrouk A, Liechti DJ, Tollefson LV, Kennedy NI, LaPrade RF.
PURPOSE: The primary objective was to systematically review the literature evaluating patient reported outcomes and return to sport following re-revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) procedures. The secondary objectives were two-fold: i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Acutely normalizing walking speed does not normalize gait biomechanics post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Buck AN, Lisee C, Bjornsen E, B üttner C, Birchmeier T, Nilius A, Favoreto N, Spang J, Blackburn T, Pietrosimone B.
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of acutely increasing walking speed on gait biomechanics in ACLR individuals compared to their habitual speed and uninjured matched-controls. METHODS: Gait biomechanics were collected on 30 ACLR individuals (20 fema... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Better safe than sorry? A systematic review and meta-analysis on time to return to sport after ACL reconstruction as a risk factor for second ACL injury - Piussi R, Simonson R, Zsidai B, Grassi A, Karlsson J, Della Villa F, Samuelsson K, Hamrin Senorski E.
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the timing of Return to Sports (RTS) as a potential risk factor for a second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury after ACL reconstruction. DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis. LITERATURE SEARCH: The Cochrane Libra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

AI chatbot model generates complete reports on ACL tears
Thursday, November 30 | 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | R3-SSIN07-2 | Room N227BIn this session, an AI chatbot called MedVisGPT will be introduced that can help diagnose anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears on knee x-rays and produce detailed medical reports in seconds based on conversations with users.Presenter Xingxin He, PhD, a postdoc research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, will discuss MedVisGPT (Medical Visual Generative Pre-Trained Transformer), a model based on data from 10,000 individuals with confirmed isolated ACL tears and no prior ACL reconstruction. All x-rays included anteroposterior and latera...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: 2023 Digital X-Ray Preview Source Type: news

Does fear of re-injury affect the self-perceived level of lower limb functionality among soccer players with ACL reconstruction? A cross-sectional study - Almansour A, Madkhali M, Alzhrani M, Alanazi A, Aldaihan MM, Alamri YH, Manzar MD, Nambi G, Baba MR, Kashoo FZ.
This study aimed to determine the extent of this fear of re-injury and the i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Delayed ACL Reconstruction Linked to New Meniscal Tears
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 -- For pediatric patients, delayed anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is associated with an increased risk for new meniscal tears; however, for adults, operative delay does not pose an increased risk, according to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Prevalence and predictors of postoperative depression and anxiety after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Conley CW, Stone AV, Hawk GS, Thompson KL, Ireland ML, Johnson DL, Noehren BW, Jacobs CA.
PURPOSE: Preoperative mood disorders influence postoperative outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR), but the prevalence and risk factors associated with postoperative depression/anxiety development remain unknown. The purpose... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

All-Inside Meniscal Repair Effective in Long Term
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- All-inside meniscal repair is relatively successful when performed with concurrent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, according to a study published in the June 21 issue of the Journal of Bone& Joint... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Major increase in incidence of pediatric ACL reconstructions from 2005 to 2021: a study from the Norwegian Knee Ligament Register - Kooy CEVW, Jakobsen RB, Fenstad AM, Persson A, Visnes H, Engebretsen L, Ek ås GR.
BACKGROUND: The incidence of pediatric and adolescent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is increasing in several countries. It is uncertain whether this trend applies to countries that traditionally prefer an initial nonoperative treatment a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The Dutch language short Anterior Cruciate Ligament - Return to Sport after Injury scale (short ACL-RSI-NL) has good to excellent construct validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability when assessing athletes undergoing rehabilitation after ACL injury or ACL reconstruction - van Melick N, Sierevelt IN, Agricola R, Webster KE, Bogie R.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the validity and reliability of the Dutch language short Anterior Cruciate Ligament - Return to Sport after Injury scale (short ACL-RSI-NL) in recreational athletes undergoing rehabilitation after ACL injury or ACL reconstruction (AC... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news