International Journal of Orthopaedics Research(IJOR)

LAM - Movement Architecture Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Avenida Esperança, s/n, Campus Samambaia, Goiania, Goias, Brazil

Publications

• Research Article   
  Does Surgical Technique and Graft Type Determine Time to Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction?
  Author(s): Luiza Nunes Forattini de Lima*, Frederico Tannús de Almeida, Eric Lorenzeto Cardoso, Sylvane F. S. Oliveira, Lucas Donato Leal, Vinicius Borges dos Santos, Lucas da Silva Molina, Francisco Hugo de Souza Melo, Vitoria Maritzzi Costa Mendonça and Fernanda Grazielle da Silva Azevedo Nora
  
  Return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a clinically decisive endpoint, particularly for athletes whose expectations are shaped by graft choice, surgical technique and rehabilitation milestones. The present systematic review was rewritten to focus exclusively on English-language primary clinical and experimental studies published from January 2011 to June 2026, with systematic reviews, narrative reviews, meta-analyses, editorials and consensus statements excluded from the included evidence base. The central question was whether surgical technique and graft type determine the time to RTS after ACLR. Searches were designed for PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, ScienceDirect, SciELO and LILACS using Boolean descriptors combining ACL reconstruction, graft type, surgical technique and RTS outcomes. Twelve primary studies met the revised eligibility criteria: t.. Read More»
  

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