Table 1

Search terms and Boolean operators

Order of terms searchedSearch terms and operators
Search 1 (S1)(ACL OR ‘anterior cruciate ligament’) AND (repair or ‘post-operative’ OR ‘post-operative’ OR surgery OR ‘post-surg*’ OR reconstruction)
Search 2 (S2)(strength* OR resistance OR weight* OR exercise OR intensity OR maximal) N5/W5 (train* OR program* OR protocol*)