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Structured Rehabilitation Model with Clinical Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction

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The goal of the rehabilitation after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is to assure that the athlete can return to sports and avoid reinjury in the short term and that there is minimal risk for other injuries in the long term. The recommendation in the current literature is to implement a well-planned, individualized, and criteria-based rehabilitation program as soon as possible, preferably on the same day as surgery. The rehabilitation has to be based on knowledge about the healing process after reconstruction, about the effect of rehabilitation techniques and exercise on tissue, and about the short- and long-term consequences of the injury. It has also to be individualized to meet each athlete’s personal physiological and psychological needs regarding the extent of the injury and sports-related demands on the knee. The structured rehabilitation model that is presented in this chapter consists of four rehab phases, which take the patient and the phases of the tissue healing process into consideration.

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  1. Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology Section of Health and Rehabilitation, Unit of Physiotherapy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden

    Roland Thomeé

  2. Division Physiotherapy, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

    Joanna Kvist

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  1. Dept. Orthopedics & Traumatology, Hacettepe University Fac. Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Mahmut Nedim Doral

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    Jon Karlsson

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Thomeé, R., Kvist, J. (2014). Structured Rehabilitation Model with Clinical Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction. In: Doral, M., Karlsson, J. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36801-1_104-1

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