Is it time we better understood the tests we are using for return to sport decision making following ACL reconstruction? A critical review of the hop tests

WT Davies, GD Myer, PJ Read - Sports medicine, 2020 - Springer
There has been a move towards a criterion-based return to play in recent years, with 4
single-leg hop tests commonly used to assess functional performance. Despite their …

ACL reconstruction rehabilitation: clinical data, biologic healing, and criterion-based milestones to inform a return-to-sport guideline

AW Brinlee, SB Dickenson, A Hunter-Giordano… - Sports …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) and postoperative
rehabilitation continues to be a multidisciplinary focus in both research and clinical …

Unilateral tests of lower-limb function as prognostic indicators of future knee-related outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review and meta …

TJ West, AM Bruder, KM Crossley… - British journal of sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the prognostic capacity of individual hop tests, hop test batteries
and other unilateral functional performance tests following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) …

The relationships between kinesiophobia and clinical outcomes after ACL reconstruction differ by self-reported physical activity engagement

GE Norte, H Solaas, SA Saliba, J Goetschius… - Physical Therapy in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate whether relationships between kinesiophobia, lower extremity
function, and patient-reported function differ by self-reported physical activity engagement …

[HTML][HTML] Unique considerations for the pediatric athlete during rehabilitation and return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Y Matsuzaki, DE Chipman, SH Perea… - … , Sports Medicine, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and surgical intervention in the pediatric population
have increased in the recent years. Although surgical techniques have advanced, evidence …

Forecasting neuromuscular recovery after anterior cruciate ligament injury: Athlete recovery profiles with generalized additive modeling

MJ Jordan, N Morris, J Barnert… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A retrospective analysis of longitudinally collected athlete monitoring data was conducted to
generate a model of neuromuscular recovery after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury …

[HTML][HTML] Hop to It! The Relationship Between Hop Tests and The Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Return to Sport Index After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in …

M Zarro, M Dickman, T Hulett, R Rowland… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) may not be
optimal, with poor physical and psychological function potentially affecting return to sport …

_Combining return to sport, psychological readiness, body mass, hamstring strength symmetry, and hamstring/quadriceps ratio increases the risk of a second anterior …

GPL Almeida, TR Albano, CAS Rodrigues… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the combinations of variables that comprise the biopsychosocial
model domains to identify clinical profiles of risk and protection of second anterior cruciate …

Better reporting standards are needed to enhance the quality of hop testing in the setting of ACL return to sport decisions: a narrative review

P Read, S Mc Auliffe, MG Wilson… - British Journal of Sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background/aim There is a lack of consistency in return to sport (RTS) assessments, in
particular hop tests to predict who will sustain a reinjury following anterior cruciate ligament …

[HTML][HTML] Telerehabilitation to address the rehabilitation gap in anterior cruciate ligament care: survey of patients

E Dunphy, EC Gardner - JMIR Formative Research, 2020 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Evidence shows that after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction,
patients may have varied access to physical therapy. In particular, physical therapy input …