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Objective Criteria for Return to Athletics

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Objective Criteria for Return to Athletics

Sue D. Barber-Westin, BS and Frank R. Noyes, MD

Obj Criteria Return to Athletics, PhysSM 2011

Abstract

Objective: To review anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) clinical studies to assess the objective functional criteria used to determine when patients can return to athletics postoperatively, and to determine the rates of reinjury to either knee when these criteria are applied.  Methods:  A literature search was conducted using the Medline database.  The inclusionary criteria were the English language, publication between April 2001 and April 2011, original ...

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