Research Studies in the Literature Surrounding ACL Rehabilitation Have Coined

Research studies in the literature surrounding ACL rehabilitation have coined the terms potential copers and potential noncopers to identify and classify individuals with ACL injury who are good versus poor candidates for nonoperative rehabilitation.True copers applies to individuals who:

A) Resolve personally to use a gait-assistive device and reduce their activity level to avoid surgery and have no incidence of knee buckling for at least 1 year.
B) Complete a course of rehabilitation in preparation for surgical repair of the ACL in order to return to vigorous work or sporting activities within 1 year of injury.
C) Successfully return to full pre-injury activity 1 year after injury with no episodes of knee buckling, following a rehabilitation program without surgery.
D) Do nothing and develop a quad avoidance gait pattern within 1 year of injury.