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ACL rehabilitation

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The Knee Joint

Abstract

It has been estimated there are 100,000 new anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries each year in the United States, an incidence of 1/3000 people (1). Young women, particularly those involved in the sports of soccer and basketball, are most at risk for ACL injury. A recent meta-analysis indicated young women were nearly 3 times more likely to suffer an ACL injury when compared to a male cohort group. The authors concluded a young female who participated in sport year round had a 5% risk for tearing her ACL (2). In the United States, the standard of care for athletes involved in cutting, pivoting sports who have suffered a torn ACL is season-ending surgical reconstruction followed by a lengthy period of postoperative rehabilitation (3). Older athletes or those willing to limit their activities to straight, linear movements may not require ACL reconstruction (ACLR).

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Shaffer, M.A., Williams, A. (2012). ACL rehabilitation. In: The Knee Joint. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-99353-4_24

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