Open AccessConfidence to Return to Play After ACL Reconstruction: An Evaluation of Quadriceps Strength Symmetry and Injury Mechanism in Male Athletes
Author(s) -
Rachel K. Straub,
F. Villa,
Bert R. Mandelbaum,
Christopher M. Powers
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sports health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.212
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1941-7381
pISSN - 1941-0921
DOI - 10.1177/19417381211043854
Subject(s) - athletes , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , confidence interval , physical therapy , medicine , cohort , physical medicine and rehabilitation , symmetry (geometry) , mechanism (biology) , anterior cruciate ligament , surgery , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology
After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), diminished quadriceps strength symmetry and reduced psychological readiness to return to play (RTP) increase the risk for subsequent injury. Although the relationship between quadriceps strength symmetry and psychological readiness to RTP has been reported to be influenced by injury mechanism in female athletes, it is unclear whether such a relationship exists in male athletes.