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CHICAGO, IL – Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery is a common knee injury procedure, but the overall incidence rate of having to go through it again within 24 months is 6 times greater than someone who has never had an ACL tear, acc ording to researchers present ing their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
“In our study, female athletes after ACLR demonstrated more than four times greater rate of injury within 24 months than their healthy counterparts. This data highlights the fact that ACLR patients who return to playing sports are at greater risk f or injury and should take appropriate precautions to prevent injury ,” said lead author, Mark V. Paterno, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Researchers analyzed data from 78 subjects (59 female, 19 male) between 10 and 25 years old, who underwent ACLR and were ready to return to a pivoting/cutting sport (RTS) and 47 healthy, control individuals. Each subject was followed for injury and athletic exposure for a 24 - month period after r eturning to play. Twenty - three of the ACLR individuals and 4 control subjects suffered an ACL injury. Within the ACLR group, there also appeared to be a trend for female sub jects to be two times more likely to suffer an injury on the opposite knee than on the previously injured one. Overall, 29.5% of athletes suffered a second ACL injury within 24 months of returning to activity with 20.5% sustaining an opposite leg injury an d 9.0% incurring graft re - tear injury on the same leg . A higher proportion of females (23.7%) suffered an opposite leg injury compared to males (10.5%).
“Our study represents the first report of subsequent ACL injury incidence rate focused on 2 - y ear outc omes of young, active patients returning to sport. Even though additional research still needs to be performed to support our findings, our data does provide early evidence for re - examining current rehabilitation and return to sport protocols following ACL R,” said Paterno.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication and fellowship, and includes national and international o rthopaedic sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitat ion of sports injuries. AOSSM is also a founding partner of the STOP Sports Injuries campaign to prevent overuse and traumatic injuries in kids. For more information on AOSSM or the STOP Sports Injuries cam paign, visit www.sportsmed.org or www.stopsportsinjuries.org
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CHICAGO, IL – Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery is a common knee injury procedure, but the overall incidence rate of having to go through it again within 24 months is 6 times greater than someone who has never had an ACL tear, acc ording to researchers present ing their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
“In our study, female athletes after ACLR demonstrated more than four times greater rate of injury within 24 months than their healthy counterparts. This data highlights the fact that ACLR patients who return to playing sports are at greater risk f or injury and should take appropriate precautions to prevent injury ,” said lead author, Mark V. Paterno, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Researchers analyzed data from 78 subjects (59 female, 19 male) between 10 and 25 years old, who underwent ACLR and were ready to return to a pivoting/cutting sport (RTS) and 47 healthy, control individuals. Each subject was followed for injury and athletic exposure for a 24 - month period after r eturning to play. Twenty - three of the ACLR individuals and 4 control subjects suffered an ACL injury. Within the ACLR group, there also appeared to be a trend for female sub jects to be two times more likely to suffer an injury on the opposite knee than on the previously injured one. Overall, 29.5% of athletes suffered a second ACL injury within 24 months of returning to activity with 20.5% sustaining an opposite leg injury an d 9.0% incurring graft re - tear injury on the same leg . A higher proportion of females (23.7%) suffered an opposite leg injury compared to males (10.5%).
“Our study represents the first report of subsequent ACL injury incidence rate focused on 2 - y ear outc omes of young, active patients returning to sport. Even though additional research still needs to be performed to support our findings, our data does provide early evidence for re - examining current rehabilitation and return to sport protocols following ACL R,” said Paterno.
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication and fellowship, and includes national and international o rthopaedic sports medicine leaders. The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitat ion of sports injuries. AOSSM is also a founding partner of the STOP Sports Injuries campaign to prevent overuse and traumatic injuries in kids. For more information on AOSSM or the STOP Sports Injuries cam paign, visit www.sportsmed.org or www.stopsportsinjuries.org
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