Another Great Research Article: Can Talented Soccer Players Reach Elite Level Sports After ACL Reconstructive Surgery?

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Can Talented Youth Soccer Players Who Have Undergone Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Reach the Elite Level?

This research article, from the American Journal of Sports Medicine, investigates whether ACL reconstructive surgery on talented youth soccer players has affected their ability to progress to elite level sports.

This study was conducted on a cohort of young soccer players from the Swedish National Elite Camp from 2005 to 2011. This information was then matched with the Swedish National Knee Ligament Registry to identify players who underwent ACL reconstructive surgery: 

  • Players between the ages of 15 and 19 who underwent ACL reconstruction are compared to those who remained uninjured and played in the National Elite Camp to ascertain whether ACL reconstruction affected decisions to remain an active soccer player and chances to play at the elite level. 

The study concluded ACL reconstructive surgery offered players an opportunity to reach elite level with an activity level on par with their uninjured peers. However, 1 in 4 required further ACL surgery and subsequent consideration about the future health of the knee and return to play decisions. 

Click here to read the abstract of the research article! 

How does this research article relate to the ViPerform AMI? 
This study is of particular interest to us at dorsaVi as ACL injury prevention is a key component of our ViPerform Athletic Movement Index (AMI). The AMI was designed to assess the functional performance of athletes, with tests specifically selected to determine quality of performance and discover risk of lower limb injury, including ACL rupture.

  • One of the main clinical applications of the AMI is to optimize ACL rehabilitation, measuring the athlete's rehabilitation progress with easy-to-read data and helping clinicians make return-to-play decisions. 

  • Clinicians also use the AMI to identify injury risk and decrease injury potential in athletes, such as non-contact ACL injuries. The actionable data allows them to proactively prescribe specific training regimes and exercises to keep athletes injury free. 
If you would like to learn more about the AMI and identification of ACL injury potential, click here and read our blog post: a retrospective case study on how the AMI identified an ACL laxity in a High School Football player two months before any complaint of injury.

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