When it comes to serious injury, like an ACL tear, in college sport, how many young athletes return to their previous level of performance?

Today's guest led a team that has done the hard yards of synthesising all the available data to find an answer.

Dr Cortez Brown is a junior orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre.

In today's episode, Dr Brown shares the results of his systematic review, and guides listeners through the complex factors that affect return to play outcomes for college athletes.

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RESOURCES

Return to college sport after ACL reconstruction systematic review: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2024.12483

Systematic review of return to competitive sport (all levels) after ACL reconstruction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25157180/