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. 2022 Jan 28;4(1):e65-e69.
doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.11.001. eCollection 2022 Jan.

ACL Prehabilitation Improves Postoperative Strength and Motion and Return to Sport in Athletes

Jamie Cunha  1 , Daniel J Solomon  2
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ACL Prehabilitation Improves Postoperative Strength and Motion and Return to Sport in Athletes

Jamie Cunha et al. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. .

Abstract

Prehabilitation prior to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction should include quadriceps strengthening-improving range of motion and balance and proprioception as a minimum. Although the content and duration of prehabilitation varies in the literature, when faced with a delay between diagnosis and surgery, 4-6 weeks of prehabilitation can improve early to mid-term strength and motion and can improve the timing and odds of a patient returning to sport.

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