Hi Nardi,

As Luis pointed out, you should try to clarify your search criteria. One big question would be whether you are looking for articles concerning athletic or non athletic-populations.

An interesting article to start with could be the 'review of reviews' on ACL rehabilitation by Lobb et al.

Lobb, R., Tumilty, S., & Claydon, L. S. (2012). A review of systematic reviews on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation. Physical Therapy in Sport, 13(4), 270-278.

MRC

Hi Nardi

I´m afraid it is impossible to resume all possibilities of an ACL rehab from an article. Think that there are not 2 ACL exactly the same. Think about the age, gender, meniscal injury or not, repaired or not, condral defect or not, colateral ligaments involved or not, surgical technique performed, RTP criteria to be proposed, sport involved, etc.

I´m sure you´ll find lots of interesting and valuable papers for that. But my advice is not to miss the last Meniguchia et al paper from this year, (MSSE March 2017), with the algorithm proposal. You ´ll enjoy it for sure!

Hi Nardi,

As Luis pointed out, you should try to clarify your search criteria. One big question would be whether you are looking for articles concerning athletic or non athletic-populations.

An interesting article to start with could be the 'review of reviews' on ACL rehabilitation by Lobb et al.

Lobb, R., Tumilty, S., & Claydon, L. S. (2012). A review of systematic reviews on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation. Physical Therapy in Sport, 13(4), 270-278.

MRC

I think you must read this 2 articles about guidelines for ACLR rehabilitation.

van Melick N, van Cingel REH, Brooijmans F, et al Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus Br J Sports Med 2016;50:1506-1515.

and

Knee Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Knee Ligament Sprain Revision 2017

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2017 47:11, A1-A47

Best regards.

Alexandre

Risberg MA, Lewek M, Snyder-Mackler L. A systematic review of evidence for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation: how much and what type? Phys Ther in Sport 2004; 5(3):125-45.

Van Melick N, van Cingel REH, Brooijmans F, et al. Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus Br J Sports Med 2016;50:1506-1515.

I Believe that Bruckner and Khan- Clinical sports medicine- is an excellent text to start with and once the bases is established for PCL or ACL repair, other journal articles can be consulted to further enhance write up.

Hi Nardi,

For the programme you are following at the moment, perhaps this might be a good article:

Nyland J, Mattocks A, Kibbe S, Kalloub A, Greene JW, Caborn DNM (2016). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, rehabilitation, and return to play: 2015 update. Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine. Vol 7; 21 – 32. Published online 2016 Feb 24. doi: 10.2147/OAJSM.S72332.

The article also discusses return to play decision-making.

Hi Nardi,

I think these could help you for your project.

1: van Melick N, van Cingel RE, Brooijmans F, Neeter C, van Tienen T, Hullegie W, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW. Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus. Br J Sports Med. 2016 Dec;50(24):1506-1515. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095898.

2: Herrington L, Myer G, Horsley I. Task based rehabilitation protocol for elite athletes following Anterior Cruciate ligament reconstruction: a clinical

commentary. Phys Ther Sport. 2013 Nov;14(4):188-98. doi:

10.1016/j.ptsp.2013.08.001. Epub 2013 Aug 28. Review.

3: Johnson RJ, Beynnon BD. What do we really know about rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction?: commentary on an article by L.M. Kruse, MD, et al.: "rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. a systematic review". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Oct 3;94(19):e148(1-2). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00947. Review.

4: van Grinsven S, van Cingel RE, Holla CJ, van Loon CJ. Evidence-based

rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Aug;18(8):1128-44. doi:

10.1007/s00167-009-1027-2. Epub 2010 Jan 13. Review.

5: Myer GD, Paterno MV, Ford KR, Quatman CE, Hewett TE. Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: criteria-based progression through the return-to-sport phase. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Jun;36(6):385-402. Review.

My Best,

Hi,

Those paper may can help you

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0051568

Article The Effects of Injury Preventive Warm-Up Programs on Knee St...

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These resources are helpful. Best regards