ACL MYTH BUSTING Part 2 with Prof Jackie Whittaker and Dr Stephanie Filbay. EP #522
January 13, 202325m 11s
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Show Notes
In this podcast, Dr Brooke Patterson hosts ACL injury and post-traumatic osteoarthritis leading experts Ass. Prof Jackie Whittaker and Dr Stephanie Filbay in part 2 of an ACL myth busting series. Jackie and Steph provide tips about how you can integrate new evidence into daily practice that may challenge existing beliefs and practices. In today’s episode you will find out if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE….
• ACL tears can heal
• ACL tears only heal if patients are braced immediately
• Open chain knee extension exercises are safe to perform in the first 4 weeks after ACLR
• Returning to high impact sports increases the risk of PTOA after ACL injury
• Having an early ACL reconstruction will reduce the risk of future structural OA
Whittaker et al 2022 OPTIKNEE consensus statement https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36379676
Whittaker et al 2022 OPTIKNEE review of risk factors http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/10/05/bjsports-2022-105496.abstract
Filbay et al 2022 ACL healing paper http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-105473
OPTIKNEE website OPTIKNEE bit.ly https://bit.ly/OPTIKNEE