PTNarrative ReviewThe Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy2023

Combining Neurocognitive and Functional Tests to Improve Return-to-Sport Decisions Following ACL Reconstruction.

Dustin R Grooms, Meredith Chaput, Janet E Simon, Cody R Criss, Gregory D Myer, Jed A Diekfuss

PMID 37186672

WHAT IT FOUND

There are no study results to act on.

The paper proposes adding cognitive challenges to functional return-to-sport tests after ACL reconstruction, but reports no patients, methods, or outcomes.

What this paper is

This is a theoretical article proposing neurocognitive dual-task tests for return-to-sport decisions after ACL reconstruction. It describes concepts and suggested testing approaches, but it reports no patients, no methods, and no results, so there is no finding to act on.

What it does not show

No methods or results are reported.

The easy way to misread this

Do not treat the proposed dual-task tests as validated return-to-sport criteria. The paper reports no methods or results.

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