To explore the functional recovery process and the return to the competition of the winter athletes and to provide reference for the rehabilitation and the prevention of related injuries in China, a retrospective review is made of all winter sports athletes operated at Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital between January 2007 and January 2021. The functional recovery and the return to the field of winter athletes are explored by analyzing the basic patient information and the follow-up results, including a total of 36 follow-up results of winter program athletes, 13 males and 23 females. 91.67% (33) of the patients return to the normal life within 1 year and 86.11% (31) return to exercise within 1 year after the surgery. Oneyear postoperative Tegner score 8 (5~8), IKDC score 72.77±7.91(46~82) and Lysholm score 83.29±12.84 (50~100) compared to preoperative improvement. The rate of return to competition is 66.67% (24/36). Four people suffer from another injury after the surgery. The postoperative functional recovery is generally good and the rate of return to sport in winter athletes is high. It is necessary to carry out the scientific and standardized postoperative rehabilitation training, so as to promote the recovery of the athletes' postoperative functions and the performance after their return to the competition field.

winter sports  /  athletes  /  anterior cruciate ligament  /  postoperative function recovery