This paper is the first controlled study of the Cross Bracing Protocol (CBP) to be published in a peer reviewed medical journal. The research found that the CBP had a failure rate of 70% at 2 years. This is in excess of 35% failure rate per year, versus 2.5% failure rate per year in those treated with surgery. The CBP also resulted in a prolongation of the return to sport and a higher risk of meniscal injuries and increased instability when patients eventually had their instability corrected surgically. The paper also discusses how the CBP has been actively promoted despite the major weakness in the research behind it.
Click on the link below to read the paper published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine 2026