Abstract
Purpose: Rates of return to pre-injury level and competitive level sport following ACLR surgery are low, with current research reporting return rates of 63% and 44% respectively. Post-surgical rehabilitation is commonly governed by an ACLR specific guideline/protocol and overseen by a physiotherapist. Current robust evidence suggests that the use of RTS criteria is important in aiding the decision-making process. Knowledge of physiotherapists’ use of RTS criteria is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the current practice of UK-based physiotherapists’ RTS decision-making following ACLR to determine concordance with the best available evidence. Specific objectives were to: (1)Investigate current use of, and RTS criteria within, ACLR rehabilitation guidelines/protocols. (2)Investigate current use of subjective and objective outcome measures to facilitate post-ACLR RTS decision-making. (3)Investigate relationships between respondent's professional characteristics and variation in post-ACLR RTS outcome measure use.
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