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Alli Gokeler University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Human Movement Science, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands

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Bart Dingenen Rehabilitation Research Institute, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, UHasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium

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Caroline Mouton Département de l’Appareil Locomoteur, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg – Clinique d’Eich, 76, rue d’Eich, L-1460 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Romain Seil Département de l’Appareil Locomoteur, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg – Clinique d’Eich, 76, rue d’Eich, L-1460 Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 76, rue d’Eich, L-1460 Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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  • Almost all athletes who have suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury expect a full return to sports at the same pre-injury level after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Detailed patient information on the reasonable outcomes of the surgery may be essential to improve patient satisfaction.

  • Pre-operative rehabilitation before ACLR should be considered as an addition to the standard of care to maximise functional outcomes after ACLR.

  • We propose an optimised criterion-based rehabilitation programme within a biopsychosocial framework.

  • No benchmark exists for evaluating return-to-sport (RTS) readiness after ACLR. Therefore, the authors propose a multi-factorial RTS test battery. A combination of both physical and psychological elements should be included in the RTS test battery.

  • There is need for shared decision-making regarding RTS.

Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2017;2:410-420. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.170011

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