The study included 78 patients between the ages of 10 and 25 who had undergone ACL reconstructive surgery and 47 healthy, control group patients.
The study found:
• ACL reconstructive surgery patients are six times more likely to need the procedure again within 24 months than a person who has never had an ACL tear
• In the group of ACLR patients, females subjects were twice as likely to suffer an injury on the opposite leg
• 29.5 percent of athletes suffered a second ACL injury within 24 months of returning to activity
• 20.5 percent of the reinjuries were sustained on the opposite leg
• 23.7 percent of females suffered an opposite leg injury
• 10.5 percent of males suffered an opposite leg injury
• 9 percent of the reinjured subjects suffered a graft re-tear on the same leg
The study was led by Mark V. Paterno, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC, of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
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