Generalised joint hypermobility leads to increased odds of sustaining a second ACL injury within 12 months of return to sport after ACL reconstruction.
Bálint ZsidaiRamana PiussiRoland ThomeéDavid SundemoVolker MusahlKristian SamuelssonEric Andrew Hamrin SenorskiPublished in: British journal of sports medicine (2023)
Patients with GJH undergoing ACL-R have over five times greater odds of sustaining a second ACL injury after RTS. The importance of joint laxity assessment should be emphasised in patients who aim to return to high-intensity sports following ACL-R.
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