Stephanie R Filbay, Matthew Dowsett, Mohammad Chaker Jomaa, Jane Rooney, Rohan Sabharwal, Phil Lucas, Andrew Van Den Heever, James Kazaglis, Justin Merlino, Mick Moran, Maggie Allwright, Donald E K Kuah, Ra Durie, Greg Roger, Mervyn Cross, Tom Cross
OBJECTIVE: Investigate MRI evidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) healing, patient-reported outcomes and knee laxity in patients with acute ACL rupture managed non-surgically with the Cross Bracing Protocol (CBP). METHODS: Eighty consecutive patients within 4 weeks of ACL rupture were managed with CBP (knee immobilisation at 90° flexion in brace for 4 weeks, followed by progressive increases in range-of-motion until brace removal at 12 weeks, and physiotherapist-supervised goal-oriented rehabilitation)...
June 14, 2023: British Journal of Sports Medicine