Collaborative Faculty Research Case Report on ACL Injuries Published in Journal of Athletic Training
Clinical Associate Professors, Courtney Gray, MS, ATC, and Todd Lazenby, MA, ATC, and Clinical Professor Chris Hummel, MS, ATC from the AT Education Program in the Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences recently published an important case report on female ACL injury management in the Journal of Athletic Training. Nonsurgical Management of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knee in a Women's Soccer Player: A Validation Clinical Case Report was published in Volume 52, Issue No. 11 of the primary professional journal for athletic training, in November of 2017.&
nbsp;A collegiate women's soccer player sustained an isolated anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and expressed a desire to continue her season without surgical intervention, and using the results of a randomized controlled trial and published clinical guidelines, the 3 program faculty members classified the patient as an ACL-deficient coper. The patient completed her soccer season without incident, consistent with the findings of the established clinical guidelines. However, 6 months later, she sustained a meniscal tear, which was not unexpected given that 22% of ACL-deficient copers in the randomized controlled trial incurred a meniscal tear within 24 months of ACL injury. You can download and read the full paper here.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20180119133925647