title: Return to prelesional Tegner level after anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Injury and surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are very frequent within the sports environment. The purpose of the present study is to assess the level at which a group of athletes were able to return to play (RTP) after ACL reconstruction, and most importantly, the time for RTP.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study with patients who presented an ACL injury and underwent ligament reconstruction surgery; a bone-tendon-bone reconstruction and a minimum follow-up of 24 months. The rates of RTP as well as correlations with IKDC and KT-1000 were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  42 patients were included (mean age 31.7 years old). Mean Tegner level was 6.7. 9.5 % of patients returned to sports 6 months after surgery, 52.3 % at 1 year, and 73.8 % at 2 years after ACL reconstruction. 11 patients did not achieve their preoperative Tegner level after 2 years of follow-up. Levels of KT-1000 of the operated side were normal, and IKDC levels reached 90 % of total.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fear to a new injury, psychological factors, personality, type of life, and sports level previous to the injury are factors that influence when it comes to RTP after an ACL surgery. Level of evidence Level II descriptive analysis.
authors: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|Universitat Internacional Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Seijas
authors: Universitat Internacional Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.|Orthopaedic Department, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|Hospital Teknon Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Oscar
authors: O
authors: Ares
authors: Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Paseo Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain. andreasallent@gmail.com.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Sallent
authors: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|Universitat Internacional Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: Alvarez
authors: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Xavier
authors: X
authors: Cusco
authors: Orthopaedic Surgery, Artroscopia G.C., Fundación García-Cugat, Hospital Quirón Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Ramón
authors: R
authors: Cugat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ACL reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Bone-tendon-bone; IKDC; KT-1000; Return to play; Tegner level