No article notes available at this time.
• This study extends the known window of elevated re-injury risk beyond the first postoperative year, reinforcing that RTS clearance at 12 months does not mark the end of vulnerability — counseling and monitoring should extend into the second year. • The near six-fold overall increase in second ACL injury risk compared with uninjured peers gives trainees a concrete benchmark when discussing prognosis and RTS timing with young athletes and their families. • The signal toward greater contralateral risk in female athletes adds to the rationale for sex-specific consideration in return-to-sport testing and neuromuscular training programs, even though the difference here was not statistically significant.
No article notes available at this time.
• This study extends the known window of elevated re-injury risk beyond the first postoperative year, reinforcing that RTS clearance at 12 months does not mark the end of vulnerability — counseling and monitoring should extend into the second year. • The near six-fold overall increase in second ACL injury risk compared with uninjured peers gives trainees a concrete benchmark when discussing prognosis and RTS timing with young athletes and their families. • The signal toward greater contralateral risk in female athletes adds to the rationale for sex-specific consideration in return-to-sport testing and neuromuscular training programs, even though the difference here was not statistically significant.