ACL injuries before 15 years of age: could the young become an athlete?

• Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery Vol. 140; no. 8; pp. 1055 - 1063
• Main Authors: Morvan, Antoine, Bouguennec, Nicolas, Graveleau, Nicolas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine; Athletes; Joint and ligament injuries; Knee; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Orthopedics; Sports injuries; Functional; Reconstruction; Young; Return to sport; ACL; Skeletally immature; Athlete

Purpose The purpose of this study was to systematically assess the possibility for a patient younger than 15 to return to a competitive level of sport following an ACL injury. Methods Four databases were analyzed (PubMed, MedLine, Cinahl, Cochrane Library and LISTA). The Preferred Reporting Items fo...