However, surgery will initially add more trauma to the knee and prolong rehabilitation. Together, these components can lead to a slow and expensive recovery [3]. Because there are at least 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions performed each year in the United States [1], ...
Return to play, however, is NOT the same as return to performance, and it can take a year -- or longer -- for an athlete to return to his prior level of function following ACL surgery. Multiple variables can influence the recovery timeline ranging from associa...