Methods: We completed a cross-sectional, qualitative study in which adolescent patients who had recently completed physical rehabilitation after ACLR (N=9, age=15.7卤1.6, months since surgery=5.9卤1.9), one of their parents (N=9), and their PT (N=9, years of experience=14.9...
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...