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Return To School After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective Study Of Adolescents And Young Adults., Joseph Brutico, Ryan W. Paul, Margaret Wright, Steven Cohen, Michael G. Ciccotti, Christopher C Dodson, Kevin Freedman, Sommer Hammoud
Return To School After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Prospective Study Of Adolescents And Young Adults., Joseph Brutico, Ryan W. Paul, Margaret Wright, Steven Cohen, Michael G. Ciccotti, Christopher C Dodson, Kevin Freedman, Sommer Hammoud
Rothman Institute Faculty Papers
Background: The ability to return to school after orthopaedic surgery is an important consideration for young patients, as there is substantial literature indicating that school attendance is correlated strongly with academic performance.
Purpose: To evaluate the time to return to school, the barriers that students encounter when returning to school, and the academic effect of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in high school (HS) and college students.
Study design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2.
Methods: Full-time HS and college/graduate school (C/GS) students who underwent ACLR during the 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019 academic periods were included in …