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The EMBRACE Study will compare the effects of two different treatments for ACL tears: the Cross Bracing Protocol and ACL reconstruction surgery. The Cross Bracing Protocol uses a knee brace combined with a rehab program with the aim of helping the ACL to heal. ACL reconstruction surgery involves surgically replacing the torn ACL with a graft taken from elsewhere in the body and then completing a rehab program. To take part, you need to be willing to have either of the two treatments being compared.
This study will start recruiting participants in 2025.
To be eligible for this study, participants must:
- be aged 16 to 40
- have a primary and acute ACL rupture within the last 15 days confirmed by MRI (or be willing to have an MRI)
- be at least moderately active before the ACL injury
Researchers involved in this study include A/Prof Stephanie Filbay, Prof Kim Bennell, Prof Rana Hinman, A/Prof An Tran-Duy, Gabby Knox, Libby Spiers and Bridget Graham at the University of Melbourne and collaborators from University of Sydney, La Trobe University and University of Queensland as well as Dr Tom Cross, A/Prof Jane Rooney, Dr Rohan Sabharwal, Dr Matthew Dowsett and Meike van Haeringen.
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EMBRACE
This study will compare the effects of two different treatments for ACL tears: the Cross Bracing Protocol and ACL reconstruction surgery
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