title: Should patients reach certain knee function benchmarks before anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Does intense 'prehabilitation' before anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction influence outcome and return to sports?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6883-1471
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hägglund
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Community Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waldén
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Unit of Physiotherapy, Gothenburg University, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomeé
mesh_terms: D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male
keywords: ACL; Knee; Ligament; Orthopaedics; Rehabilitation