Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament
Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasingly common among young people, especially active athletes. This study aims to retrospectively assess long-term results following ACL and anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction, with a focus on rehabilitation, return to sports...
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Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasingly common among young people, especially active athletes. This study aims to retrospectively assess long-term results following ACL and anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction, with a focus on rehabilitation, return to sports activities, patient satisfaction, and the impact of ALL and ACL injury on the s’ daily life and sports activities.
Methods: The study included 140 patients treated at the Day Surgery Unit of the “Sveti Duh” Clinical Hospital. All participants underwent ACL and ALL reconstruction.
Results: The median Lysholm score for respondents with combined ALL and ACL injuries was 72 (range 8-100), compared to 79 (range 36-100) for those with isolated ACL injuries. A total of 63.6% of respondents resumed their sport after surgery and rehabilitation, while 5% completely ceased participation. The ACL-return to sport after injury scores, which measure the psychological response after injury, indicated no significant differences in psychological readiness to return to sports depending on the type of injury. Overall, 62.9% percent of respondents were fully satisfied with their rehabilitation outcomes, while 3.6% expressed limited satisfaction.
Conclusion: Although knee function was significantly impaired in patients with combined ACL and ALL injuries, 62.9% of all respondents reported being satisfied with their rehabilitation outcomes. Among those with combined injuries, 36.4% expressed confidence in returning to their pre-injury level of athletic activity.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f41ddeba5c04dd0a05bea5523bd0e942025-08-20T03:34:25ZengUniversity of SarajevoJournal of Health Sciences2232-75761986-80492025-07-0110.17532/jhsci.2025.2770Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligamentŠtefanija Kolačko0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2897-8989Goran Vrgoč1Jurica Predović2Tomislav Kottek3Monika Trčak4Department of One day surgery, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Nursing and Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Health care, University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment for Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment for Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology and Pulmonology, University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, Zagreb, Croatia Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are increasingly common among young people, especially active athletes. This study aims to retrospectively assess long-term results following ACL and anterolateral ligament (ALL) reconstruction, with a focus on rehabilitation, return to sports activities, patient satisfaction, and the impact of ALL and ACL injury on the s’ daily life and sports activities. Methods: The study included 140 patients treated at the Day Surgery Unit of the “Sveti Duh” Clinical Hospital. All participants underwent ACL and ALL reconstruction. Results: The median Lysholm score for respondents with combined ALL and ACL injuries was 72 (range 8-100), compared to 79 (range 36-100) for those with isolated ACL injuries. A total of 63.6% of respondents resumed their sport after surgery and rehabilitation, while 5% completely ceased participation. The ACL-return to sport after injury scores, which measure the psychological response after injury, indicated no significant differences in psychological readiness to return to sports depending on the type of injury. Overall, 62.9% percent of respondents were fully satisfied with their rehabilitation outcomes, while 3.6% expressed limited satisfaction. Conclusion: Although knee function was significantly impaired in patients with combined ACL and ALL injuries, 62.9% of all respondents reported being satisfied with their rehabilitation outcomes. Among those with combined injuries, 36.4% expressed confidence in returning to their pre-injury level of athletic activity. https://www.jhsci.ba/ojs/index.php/jhsci/article/view/2770Anterior cruciate ligamentanterolateral ligamentligament reconstructionsorthopedicsrehabilitationsports |
| spellingShingle | Štefanija Kolačko Goran Vrgoč Jurica Predović Tomislav Kottek Monika Trčak Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament Journal of Health Sciences Anterior cruciate ligament anterolateral ligament ligament reconstructions orthopedics rehabilitation sports |
| title | Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament |
| title_full | Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament |
| title_fullStr | Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament |
| title_full_unstemmed | Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament |
| title_short | Return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament |
| title_sort | return to sports activity following combined reconstructionof anterior cruciate ligament and anterolateral ligament |
| topic | Anterior cruciate ligament anterolateral ligament ligament reconstructions orthopedics rehabilitation sports |
| url | https://www.jhsci.ba/ojs/index.php/jhsci/article/view/2770 |
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