Abstract
Special Report: The clinical limitations of surgery in high-level athletes have not been established. Rehabilitation protocols based on animal experiments may be misleading. Current rehabilitation protocols are based on clinical experience rather than experimental science. Fitness for return to sport requires functional goals to be achieved by each athlete. Three common injuries in rugby will be considered to illustrate criteria for safe return to sport: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, open shoulder reconstruction for anterior instability and isolated posterior cruciate ligament injury treated non-operatively
These abstracts were prepared by Editorial Secretary, George Sikorski. Correspondence should be addressed to Australian Orthopaedic Association, Ground Floor, The William Bland Centre, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
