Resources:
ACL tears
Dr Kieran Richardson - the history of ACL healing
ACL healing:
Can a torn heal without surgery? ABC news
Media articles
Dr Ingle’s expert response to the 'Australian Knee Society’s ACL guidelines
Podcasts
ACL Healing Potential with Prof. Stefan Lohmander (KANON group)
https://podtail.com/podcast/clinical-pearls-for-graduate-physios/abroad-4-acl-healing-potential-with-prof-stefan-lo/
2. ACL myth busting with Dr Stephanie Filbay
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7A4pSFfqVGRBofrseXw9Rl?si=J-tdHSn7RBCUSwxTGRekiw
3. ACL reconstruction: Expectations vs reality with Nicole Surdyka and Chris Hughen (E3 rehab podcast)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LbtGzwpwAYVOizrtUcRXA?si=cd03e073849747a5
For decades, an ACL tear meant surgery. New evidence suggests that may be the wrong move - Liam Mannix, The Age (2022)
Surgery is the default treatment for ACL injuries in Australia. But it’s not the only way - Anthony Nasser, Joshua Pate and Peter Stubbs, The Conversation (2024)
Scientific articles
Increasing rates of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in young Australians, 2000–2015”
2. Early surgical reconstruction versus rehabilitation with elective delayed reconstruction for patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture: COMPARE randomised controlled trial
3. A randomized trial of treatment for acute anterior cruciate ligament tears
4. Evidence-based recommendations for the management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture