In this multicenter cohort study, the influences of various parameters (such as the time between injury and surgery, age, gender, pain, graft type and concomitant injuries as well as various points in time of rehabilitation) on motor function after ACL reconstruction were investigated in multiple linear mixed model regressions using measurement data from 1,441 people from the Orthelligent register.
The investigated parameters are not independent but interrelated predictors of functional outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knowledge of their interactive contribution to motor function is helpful for the management of reconstruction (earlier reconstructions should be preferred), deficit-oriented function-based rehabilitation (time- and function-based rehabilitation instead of an exclusively time- or function-based approach) and individualized return-to-sport strategies.