Return to play en futbolistas masculinos tras una operación de ligamento cruzado anterior

Abstract

Introduction: Soccer is currently the most popular sport in the world with around 265 million athletes participating. However, one of the drawbacks of practicing it, is the high risk of suffering a knee injury due to the demands of the sport itself (jumps, changes of direction, accelerations and decelerations, etc.) Objectives: Determine the ideal return to play in soccer players who have undergone surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament. Analyzing the time of absence that he will suffer depending on the position in which he plays, the risk of suffering a re-break and establishing a battery of tests that helps the player return to the playing fields in optimal conditions. Methodology: A systematic review of scientific articles has been carried out in the MEDLINE Complete, CINAHL with Full Text and SPORTDiscus with Full Text databases of the Crai Dulce Chacon library of the European University of Madrid on the return to play of male soccer players after undergoing surgery anterior cruciateligament. Results and conclusions: Following the study, it has been observed that the impact of the return to play on male footballers cannot be generalised. It is necessary to tend more towards individualisation and to work with each player individually. The time off after ACL surgery ranges from 193 to 267 days for professional players and from 1 to 4 years for amateur players. Most relapses in football players occur in the first few months, where the athlete must be more cautious, as the graft can take 12 to 24 months to settle after the operation. Goalkeepers and centre backs need less time for RTP than forwards and midfielders due to the physical demands of playing in attacking positions.