title: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation: Let's Get It Right.
abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common and functionally disabling conditions in orthopaedics and sports medicine. As professionals, we need to do a better job of screening individuals to determine who is at greatest risk of sustaining an ACL injury, as well as implementing injury prevention programs. We also need to do a better job with programs that return individuals to their preinjury activity levels, including implementing thorough functional testing to determine if a patient is ready to return to sports or strenuous activities post-ACLR.
authors.affiliation: Champion Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy Associates, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Kevin E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wilk
mesh_terms: D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000068958:Return to Sport; D014481:United States
keywords: ACL; athletes; health care; insurance; sports