Effectiveness of a home-based re-injury prevention program on motor control, return to sport and recurrence rates after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: study protocol for a multicenter, single-blind, randomized controlled trial (PReP)

Abstract Background Although anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear-prevention programs may be effective in the (secondary) prevention of a subsequent ACL injury, little is known, yet, on their effectiveness and feasibility. This study assesses the effects and implementation capacity of a secondary p...

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Main Authors: Daniel Niederer, Matthias Keller, Andrea Achtnich, Ralph Akoto, Atesch Ateschrang, Winfried Banzer, Alexander Barié, Raymond Best, Andree Ellermann, Andreas Fischer, Daniel Guenther, Mirco Herbort, Jürgen Höher, Maren Janko, Tobias M. Jung, Matthias Krause, Wolf Petersen, Thomas Stoffels, Amelie Stöhr, Frederic Welsch, Thomas Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
RTS
ACL
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3610-2