Assessing the Predictive Value of Preoperative Knee Function Tests and Self-Report Scores in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Recovery

Abstract

The ability to identify patients with long-term poor outcomes using clinical and functional information is limited. Identifying prognostic factors to improve long-term outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury can influence and inform targeted interventions for this population. Reduction in self-reported knee function and Y balance test performance after ACL injury are predictive factors for recovery. Estimates exceeded clinically important thresholds. Those who had already undergone surgery had clinically better thresholds, highlighting the assessing these measures when designing presurgical rehabilitation programs.