ACL Reconstruction: How to Brace for Return to Sport By: Dave Pruszynski PT, DPT

ACL Reconstruction: How to Brace for Return to Sport

In the United States over 200,000 individuals suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury every year. More than 100,000 of these individuals undergo ACL reconstruction (ACLR) . Current evidence shows that the ACL re-tear rate is between 8% and 23% when returning to sport (Ahlden et al 2012).