ACL injuries are an extremely common and costly injury in the Australian general and sporting population. Almost routinely, patients are offered surgical care to return to high-level activity and pivoting sports. This concept, as well as the dire view of a patient or athlete who has suffered an ACL tear has been widely propagated in mass media, and has affected populations both amateur and professional. Current best research challenges these ingrained paradigms.
This unique course will give clinicians the confidence to best assess, and provide a comprehensive non-surgical management program to, a patient presenting post ACL injury. During the course, participants will participate in: discussion around evidence-based risks, harms and benefits of non-operative and operative ACL tear care research-based assessments that assist determination of return to play case study discussions of both non-operative and operative patients. observation of the presenter's assessment, management and creation of a Treatment Management Plan for a patient with an acute ACL tear (If a patient can be sourced, this session will be incorporated into or replace the case study session).