Return-to-sport testingClinical

Tests used to judge whether an athlete is ready to safely resume competitive sport after injury.

A battery of physical and/or psychological assessments (e.g. hop tests, strength symmetry, agility, sport-specific drills, or readiness questionnaires) used to inform decisions about clearing an athlete to return to competition after injury. Batteries vary widely between clinics and sports, and current evidence suggests passing a test battery does not reliably predict re-injury risk, so results should be interpreted as one input among several rather than a definitive pass/fail gate.

• Distinct Movement-Related Cortical Control Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Scoping Review · issue 001
• Return-to-Sport Outcomes After Suture Button Fixation for Syndesmotic Injury in Elite Athletes With Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: A Prospective Case Series · issue 001
• Understanding Anterior Cruciate Ligament Adaptation: Structural, Mechanical, and Healing Considerations · issue 003
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With or Without Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Comparative Outcomes From Randomized Controlled Trials · issue 005
• The Efficacy of Synovectomy in Rotator Cuff Repair: A Randomized Controlled Trial · issue 005
• Return to Dance and Functional Recovery After Hip Arthroscopy With Labral Repair in Competitive Dancers at Minimum 2-Year Follow-up · issue 005
• Association of Persistent Interlimb Kinetic Asymmetry at Return to Sport With Increased Risk of Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury · issue 006
• Does Recalibration Response Shift Alter Perceived Treatment Effects in Patient-Reported Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction? · issue 006
• Factors Associated With Return to Sport at Minimum 10-Year Follow-up in Athletes With Borderline Hip Dysplasia Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy With Capsular Plication. · issue 007
• Hamstring muscle injury rehabilitation in sports: a scoping review · issue 007
• Personalizing the Quadriceps Tendon Graft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Novel, Continuous Method to Predict Graft Size Using Preoperative MRI. · issue 007
• Screw Versus Suture Bridge Fixation for Medial Femoral Condyle Osteochondritis Dissecans Demonstrate Comparable Healing Rates · issue 008

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