“Not always a straight path”: patients’ perspectives following anterior cruciate ligament rupture and reconstruction

References

• Ardern CL, Taylor NF, Feller JA, et al. Fear of re-injury in people who have returned to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. J Scien Med Sport. 2012;15:488–495.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sanders TL, Maradit Kremers H, Bryan AJ, et al. Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears and reconstruction: a 21-year population-based study. Am J Sports Med. 2016;44:1502–1507.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reese LMS, Pittsinger R, Yang J. Effectiveness of psychological intervention following sport injury. J Sport Health Scien. 2012;1:71–79.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Walker N, Thatcher J, Lavallee D. Psychological responses to injury in competitive sport: a critical review. J Roy Soc Promot Health. 2007;127:174.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kvist J, Ek A, Sporrstedt K, et al. Fear of re-injury: a hindrance for returning to sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2005;13:393–397.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ardern CL, Taylor NF, Feller JA, et al. Fifty-five per cent return to competitive sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis including aspects of physical functioning and contextual factors. Br J Sports Med. 2014;48:1543–1552.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heijne A, Axelsson K, Werner S, et al. Rehabilitation and recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: patients' experiences. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2008;18:325–335.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thing LF. "Voices of the broken body." The resumption of non‐professional female players' sports careers after anterior cruciate ligament injury. The female player's dilemma: is she willing to run the risk? Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2006;16:364–375.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Filbay SR, Crossley KM, Ackerman IN. Activity preferences, lifestyle modifications and re-injury fears influence longer-term quality of life in people with knee symptoms following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a qualitative study. J Physio. 2016;62:103–110.
   Google Scholar
• Wiese-Bjornstal DM. Psychology and socioculture affect injury risk, response, and recovery in high-intensity athletes: a consensus statement. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2010;20:103–111.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Roos EM, Roos HP, Lohmander LS, et al. Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-development of a self-administered outcome measure. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1998;28:88–96.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tegner Y, Lysholm J. Rating systems in the evaluation of knee ligament injuries. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 1985;198:43–49.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Briggs KK, Lysholm J, Tegner Y, et al. The reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Lysholm score and Tegner activity scale for anterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee: 25 years later. Am J Sports Med. 2009;37:890–897.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bekkers JE, de Windt TS, Raijmakers NJ, et al. Validation of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) for the treatment of focal cartilage lesions. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009;17:1434–1439.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Senorski EH, Sundemo D, Murawski CD, et al. No differences in subjective knee function between surgical techniques of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at 2-year follow-up: a cohort study from the Swedish National Knee Ligament Register. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017. DOI: 10.1007/s00167-017-4521-y.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sorsa MA, Kiikkala I, Åstedt-Kurki P. Bracketing as a skill in conducting unstructured qualitative interviews. Nurse Res. 2015;22:8–12.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thomas DR. A general inductive approach for analyzing qualitative evaluation data. Am J Eval. 2006;27:237–246.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Paradowski PT, Bergman S, Sundén-Lundius A, et al. Knee complaints vary with age and gender in the adult population. Population-based reference data for the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2006;7:38.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wiese-Bjornstal DM, Smith AM, Shaffer SM, et al. An integrated model of response to sport injury: psychological and sociological dynamics. J Appl Sport Psychol. 1998;10:46–69.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang J, Peek-Asa C, Lowe JB, et al. Social support patterns of collegiate athletes before and after injury. J Athl Train. 2010;45:372–379.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johnston LH, Carroll D. The provision of social support to injured athletes: a qualitative analysis. J Sport Rehabil. 1998;7:267–284.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Grindem H, Granan L-P, Risberg MA, et al. How does a combined preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation programme influence the outcome of ACL reconstruction 2 years after surgery? A comparison between patients in the Delaware-Oslo ACL Cohort and the Norwegian National Knee Ligament Registry. Br J Sports Med. 2015;49:385–389.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Alexanders J, Anderson A, Henderson S. Musculoskeletal physiotherapists’ use of psychological interventions: a systematic review of therapists’ perceptions and practice. Physiother. 2015;101:95–102.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bien DP, Dubuque TJ. Considerations for late stage ACL rehabilitation and return to sport to limit re‐injury risk and maximize athletic performance. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2015;10:256–271.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Covassin T, Beidler E, Ostrowski J, et al. Psychosocial aspects of rehabilitation in sports. Clin Sports Med. 2015;34:199–212.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• von Aesch AV, Perry M, Sole G. Physiotherapists' experiences of the management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Phys Ther Sport. 2016;19:14–22.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Landsman IS, Baum CG, Arnkoff DB, et al. The psychosocial consequences of traumatic injury. J Behav Med. 1990;13:561–581.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Teddlie C. Foundations of mixed methods research: integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioral sciences. Los Angeles: SAGE; 2009.
   Google Scholar
• Novick G. Is there a bias against telephone interviews in qualitative research? Res Nurs Health. 2008;31:391–398.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar