Open AccessAustralian Footballers Returning from Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Later than 12 Months have Worse Outcomes
Author(s) -
Mohammad Chaker Jomaa,
Sinem Gultekin,
J. W. Orchard,
Tim Driscoll,
John Orchard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.1007/s43465-020-00092-9
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , hamstring , acl injury , football , athletes , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , surgery , physical therapy , political science , law
There is evidence that early return to competition post-anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury increases risk of re-injury.