ArticleJournal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society2017
Gait mechanics and second ACL rupture: Implications for delaying return-to-sport.
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- Return to Sports: A Risky Business? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors for Graft Rupture Following ACL Reconstruction.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Contra-Lateral Secondary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Do knee abduction kinematics and kinetics predict future anterior cruciate ligament injury risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Gait Mechanics in Women of the ACL-SPORTS Randomized Control Trial: Interlimb Symmetry Improves Over Time Regardless of Treatment Group.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2019Trial
- Gait mechanics and tibiofemoral loading in men of the ACL-SPORTS randomized control trial.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2018Trial
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- Advances in Gait Alterations and Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Biomechanics and Emerging Technologies.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Review
- Muscle performance but not biomechanics associate with second knee injury in a matched cohort of athletes who passed functional return-to-sport criteria after ACL reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Sensor-based technologies for motion analysis in sports injuries: a scoping review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Is it all About the Quads? Implications of the Calf Musculature Post-ACL Injury in Return to Sport Rehab.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Individuals early after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction show intact motor learning of step length via the split-belt treadmill.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2024Article
- A Longitudinal Case-Control Study of a Female Athlete Preinjury and After ACL Reconstruction: Hop Performance, Knee Muscle Strength, and Knee Landing Mechanics.Sports health · 2023Article
- Patellofemoral contact forces and knee gait mechanics 3 months after ACL reconstruction are associated with cartilage degradation 24 months after surgery.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2023Article
- No Effect of Return to Sport Test Batteries with and without Psychological PROs on the Risk of a Second ACL Injury: A Critical Assessment of Four Different Test Batteries.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Video Analysis of 26 Cases of Second ACL Injury Events in Collegiate and Professional Athletes.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
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- Low percentage of patients passed the 'Back in Action' test battery 9 months after bone-patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Males and females have different muscle activity patterns during gait after ACL injury and reconstruction.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2022Article
- Screening Tests for Assessing Athletes at Risk of ACL Injury or Reinjury-A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Second anterior cruciate ligament rupture is a common and devastating injury among young women who return to sport after ACL reconstruction, but it is inadequately understood. The purpose of this study was to compare gait biomechanics and return-to-sport time frames in a matched cohort of young female athletes who, after primary ACLR, returned to sport without re-injury or sustained a second ACL injury. Approximately 6 months after primary reconstruction, 14 young women (age 16 ± 2 years) involved in jumping, cutting, and pivoting sports underwent motion analysis testing after physical therapy and impairment resolution. Following objective return-to-sport clearance, seven athletes sustained a second ACL rupture within 20 months of surgery (13.4 ± 4.9 months). We matched them by age, sex, and sport-level to seven athletes who returned to sports without re-injury. Data were analyzed using a previously validated, EMG-informed, patient-specific musculoskeletal model. Compared to athletes without re-injury, athletes who sustained a second ACL injury received surgery sooner (p = 0.023), had post-operative impairments resolved earlier (p = 0.022), reached criterion-based return-to-sport benchmarks earlier (p = 0.024), had higher body mass index (p = 0.039), and walked with lower peak knee flexor muscle forces bilaterally (p = 0.021). Athletes who sustained a second injury also tended to walk with larger (p = 0.089) and more symmetrical peak knee flexion angles and less co-contraction, all indicative of a more normal gait pattern. Statement of Clinical Significance: Delayed return-to-sport clearance even in the absence of gait or clinical impairments following primary ACL reconstruction may be necessary to mitigate second ACL injury risk in young women. © 2016 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 35:1894-1901, 2017.
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