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Considerations for a women’s rehabilitation programme following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a concept mapping approach to enhance women’s outcomes

Review written by Dr Linda Truong info

Key Points

  1. Practitioners should consider gender/sex-specific influences (e.g. family/social roles, female health factors) that can impact women’s rehabilitation after ACLR.
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

There has been a larger focus on women’s sport and health over recent years. However, only 6% of sport research is exclusively in females/women (1), despite females/women having 2-6 times greater risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries compared to males/men.[2]

Females/women are also more likely to report poorer activity and knee-related outcomes in the first ten years after ACL injuries than males/men (2). Therefore, this mixed-methods concept mapping study aimed to identify potential gaps in women’s ACL rehabilitation to enhance women’s outcomes after ACL injuries.

Only 6% of sport research is exclusive to females/women, despite females/women having 2-6 times greater risk of anterior cruciate ligament injuries compared to males/men.
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What is missing in ACL rehabilitation for women isn’t fancy tech or gadgets, but tailored rehabilitation that truly targets individual patient goals in all aspects of their life.

METHODS

  • Mixed-methods study that incorporated concept mapping.
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