The Cross Bracing Protocol with Dr. Tom Cross. EP# 577
05 September 2025

The Cross Bracing Protocol with Dr. Tom Cross. EP# 577

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On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Tom Cross, MBBS, DCH, to discuss the Cross Bracing Protocol.


In this conversation, Dr. Cross discusses the following:



    Background on the Cross Bracing Protocol (CBP) and its origins
    The selection criteria and the grading system for the CBP
    The rehabilitation considerations for the CBP and potential complications
    Future directions of research for the CBP

Dr. Tom Cross has practiced sports medicine for the past 28 years and during that time successfully completed 5 years of specialist post-graduate training in sport & exercise medicine. He has broad sports medicine experience caring for recreational athletes (adults and children), musculoskeletal injuries that occur at work or home, elite/professional athletes and also military personnel.


Resources:



    Healing of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture on MRI and Outcomes Following Non-Surgical Management with the Cross Bracing Protocol https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/23/1490
    Cross’s Website, including additional resources and information about the CBP: https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/dr-tom-cross-sports-doctor-sydney.html