Should we measure return-to-play or return-to-performance?
| Autor: | N. Mohtadi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Reconstructive surgery
medicine.medical_specialty Engineering Rehabilitation biology Athletes business.industry Anterior cruciate ligament medicine.medical_treatment General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Return to play medicine.anatomical_structure Concussion medicine Physical therapy business Spinal injury |
| Zdroj: | Bone & Joint 360. 1:28-29 |
| ISSN: | 2048-0105 2048-0091 |
| DOI: | 10.1302/2048-0105.11.360004 |
| Popis: | Dear Sir, Should we measure return-to-play or return-to-performance? Much discussion has taken place over the last several decades regarding returning an athlete to the field of play. Controversy still reigns with respect to those with a concussion or spinal injury. However, we have great confidence in returning an athlete to play after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery; or do we? The current trend is to push athletes back to play sooner, despite what might be evidence to the contrary. An ACL tear in an elite athlete was considered a career-threatening injury in the 1960s. In the 1980s arthroscopic techniques appeared to improve outcomes and success was more likely. Then, in the 1990s, the introduction of aggressive rehabilitation … |
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