Trial reportJournal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society2018
Gait mechanics and tibiofemoral loading in men of the ACL-SPORTS randomized control trial.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- How effective is the addition of specific exercise therapy for patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of knee extension constraint training on walking biomechanics 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Trial
- 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
- Evolution of pre- and post-operative balance characteristics in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: implications for rehabilitation.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Preoperative and Post-Rehabilitation Predictors of Gait Biomechanics Six Months After Total Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025Article
- Increased Gait Speed Changes Knee Mechanics Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Implications and Caution for Treadmill Training in Early Rehabilitation.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Prolonged quadriceps latency during gait early after anterior cruciate ligament injury predicts radiographic knee osteoarthritis 6-years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2024Article
- 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 Physiotherapeutic Approach to a Rare Case of Windswept Deformity in a Male Adolescent.Cureus · 2024Article
- Secondary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Training in Athletes: What Is the Missing Link?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- 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
- Knee joint biomechanics during gait improve from 3 to 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022Article
- Effects of a Passive Back-Support Exoskeleton on Knee Joint Loading during Simulated Static Sorting and Dynamic Lifting Tasks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Identifying Gait Pathology after ACL Reconstruction Using Temporal Characteristics of Kinetics and Electromyography.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2022Article
- Gait Adaptations at 8 Years After Reconstruction of Unilateral Isolated and Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.The American journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Sex and mechanism of injury influence knee joint loading symmetry during gait 6 months after ACLR.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2021Article
- Quadriceps Strength Symmetry Does Not Modify Gait Mechanics After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Return-to-Sport Training.The American journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Innovative rehabilitative bracing with applied resistance improves walking pattern recovery in the early stages of rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction: a preliminary investigation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- FUNCTIONAL MEASURES DO NOT DIFFER IN LATE STAGE REHABILITATION AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION ACCORDING TO MECHANISM OF INJURY.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
The risk for post-traumatic osteoarthritis is elevated after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and may be especially high among individuals with aberrant walking mechanics, such as medial tibiofemoral joint underloading 6 months postoperatively. Rehabilitation training programs have been proposed as one strategy to address aberrant gait mechanics. We developed the anterior cruciate ligament specialized post-operative return-to-sports (ACL-SPORTS) randomized control trial to test the effect of 10 post-operative training sessions consisting of strength, agility, plyometric, and secondary prevention exercises (SAPP) or SAPP plus perturbation (SAPP + PERT) training on gait mechanics after ACLR. A total of 40 male athletes (age 23 ± 7 years) after primary ACLR were randomized to SAPP or SAPP + PERT training and tested at three distinct, post-operative time points: 1) after impairment resolution (Pre-training); 2) following 10 training sessions (Post-training); and 3) 2 years after ACLR. Knee kinematic and kinetic variables as well as muscle and joint contact forces were calculated via inverse dynamics and a validated electromyography-informed musculoskeletal model. There were no significant improvements from Pre-training to Post-training in either intervention group. Smaller peak knee flexion angles, extension moments, extensor muscle forces, medial compartment contact forces, and tibiofemoral contact forces were present across group and time, however the magnitude of interlimb differences were generally smaller and likely not meaningful 2 years postoperatively. Neither SAPP nor SAPP + PERT training appears effective at altering gait mechanics in men in the short-term; however, meaningful gait asymmetries mostly resolved between post-training and 2 years after ACLR regardless of intervention group. © 2018 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 36:2364-2372, 2018.
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