On-field rehabilitation for accelerated return to competitive soccer after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.(Part VI: sports medicine)

Journal of Sports Sciences, June, 2004 by Berti, L.; Roi, S.; Tencone, F.

Many authors report different opinions about timing, surgical techniques and rehabilitation programmes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. In our opinion, modern rehabilitation must include pool, gym and especially on-field exercises, which must be considered as a cornerstone of any accelerated programme.

To our knowledge, no studies have been published on the timing of the beginning of on-field rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction of soccer players. Our experience with 30 male soccer players aged 24.3 [+ or -] 5.8 years, who underwent an ACL reconstruction (28 with ...