[How and why to monitor apprehension after anterior cruciate ligament surgery].

Numerous studies highlight the psychological aspect being the most frequent factors limiting the resumption of sport, following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery, even before strength, the capacity of performing high impact pivoting movements, endurance, or joint stability. Scores that quantify apprehension, have been developed as clinical tool to monitor psychological readiness and in some cases to delay the moment for return to sport. Unfortunately, there are no established cut-off values for these scores to predict when and if return to sport at the same level as pre-traumatically can be resumed.

[Abuse and non-accidental violence in the adolescent athlete : how to detect and assess ?].

Youth sports participation is often perceived as a positive contributor to physical and psychological development. However, we must acknowledge that sometimes the sports environment can be plagued by events of abuse and non-accidental violence of different types. A global and systemic approach will allow the limitation of these catastrophic events in young athletes' lives.