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Table 1 Overview of inclusion and exclusion criteria for this scoping review

From: Limited evidence for return to sport testing after ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents under 16 years: a scoping review

 

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Participants

Children (average age < 18 years)

Average age ≥ 18 years

Injury

ACL rupture or reconstruction

ACL revision surgery

Multi-ligament injury of the knee

Fractures

Tests

Any test concerning return to sport, including:

 

- Strength tests

- Hop tests

- Movement quality tests

- Physical examination

- PROMs

Outcomes

Diagnostic values (e.g.,sensitivity, specificity)

 

Prognostic information (e.g.,correlation coefficients, regression)

Study design

Cross-sectional studies

 

Longitudinal studies