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Return to prelesional Tegner level after anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

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Abstract

Introduction

Injury and surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are very frequent within the sports environment. The purpose of the present study is to assess the level at which a group of athletes were able to return to play (RTP) after ACL reconstruction, and most importantly, the time for RTP.

Materials and methods

A prospective study with patients who presented an ACL injury and underwent ligament reconstruction surgery; a bone-tendon-bone reconstruction and a minimum follow-up of 24 months. The rates of RTP as well as correlations with IKDC and KT-1000 were collected.

Results

42 patients were included (mean age 31.7 years old). Mean Tegner level was 6.7. 9.5 % of patients returned to sports 6 months after surgery, 52.3 % at 1 year, and 73.8 % at 2 years after ACL reconstruction. 11 patients did not achieve their preoperative Tegner level after 2 years of follow-up. Levels of KT-1000 of the operated side were normal, and IKDC levels reached 90 % of total.

Conclusions

Fear to a new injury, psychological factors, personality, type of life, and sports level previous to the injury are factors that influence when it comes to RTP after an ACL surgery.

Level of evidence Level II descriptive analysis.

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Roberto Seijas, Pedro Alvarez, Xavier Cusco & Ramón Cugat

  2. Universitat Internacional Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

    Roberto Seijas, Oscar Ares & Pedro Alvarez

  3. Orthopaedic Department, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Oscar Ares

  4. Hospital Teknon Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Oscar Ares

  5. Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Paseo Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    Andrea Sallent

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Seijas, R., Ares, O., Sallent, A. et al. Return to prelesional Tegner level after anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 136, 1695–1699 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-016-2544-3

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