Return to football practice after anterior cruciate reconstruction

  • Lucía Leirós-Martínez Graduated in Physiotherapy. Quiron Health Clinic. Pontevedra. Spain.
  • Rocío Abalo-Núñez Licencied of Science in Physical Activity and Sports. Diploma in Physiotherapy. Professor of the Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences. Faculty of Physiotherapy. University of Vigo. Spain.
  • Iria Da Cuña Carrera Professor of the Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences. Faculty of Physiotherapy. University of Vigo. Spain.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2019.07.001
Keywords: Regreso al deporte, Reconstrucción del LCA, Fútbol, Lesión Return to sport, ACL reconstruction, Soccer, Injury Retorno ao esporte, Recreação da LCA, Futebol, Lesão

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this review will be to analyze recent publications that focus on the return to football practice after the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.

Method: We reviewed original English, Spanish and Portuguese articles published in the last five years in the Pubmed, Medline, Scopus, Cinhal and Sport Discus databases.

Results: 49 articles were found and after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 articles were analyzed. Of these, 8 had a sample of male soccer players, 5 with female players and one with both sexes.

Conclusions: The selected articles highlight that there are certain factors that can mark the return to football practice after the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament as the level of professionalization, pain, lack of confidence, sex or type of graft.

Published
2019-07-11
Issue
Vol. 12 No. 3 (2019): September 2019
Section
Revisiones
Page/s
268-271
DOI
https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2019.07.001