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Examination of Early Functional Recovery After ACL Reconstruction: Functional Milestone Achievement and Self-Reported Function.
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- Postoperative anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation: A survey in Gauteng, South Africa.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2025Article
- Impact of Occupation on 12-Month Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Male Patients.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Reduced upper and lower limb muscle strengths without reduced skeletal muscle in elderly patients with heart failure.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2023Article
- Return-to-Function Following Treatment of Dupuytren Contracture With Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Versus Fasciectomy.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Disparities in ACL Reconstruction: the Influence of Gender and Race on Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- Patients Generally May Return to Driving 4 Weeks After Hip Arthroscopy and 6 Weeks After Knee Arthroscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2021Review
- Association between movement control during one-leg standing and femoral BMD in patients with hip fractures.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2021Article
- Return to Driving After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have documented early functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. PURPOSE: To quantify the time to early functional milestone achievement and change in function over 12 weeks after ACL reconstruction and to identify demographic characteristic predictors of the outcomes. STUDY
designProspective, longitudinal, observational study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.
methodsA total of 182 patients (95 females, 87 males; mean ± SD age, 28 ± 12 years; mean ± SD body mass index [BMI], 25 ± 4 kg/m
resultsMedian time for discontinuing narcotic pain medication was 9 days, while that for discontinuing crutches was 15 days. Time to return to work occurred at a median of 11 days, return to school at 7 days, and return to driving at 11 days. Both SMFA subscale scores significantly decreased (improved) over time, with the greatest change occurring between 1 and 4 weeks postsurgery. The demographic predictor of faster functional recovery for discontinuation of narcotic pain medication was surgery with allograft; those for return to work were higher age, male sex, decreasing BMI, and sedentary/light occupational demand; and those for return to driving were higher age, male sex, and surgery on the left side of the body.
conclusionFunctional recovery occurs rapidly over the first month after ACL reconstruction for most patients. Nonmodifiable demographic characteristics may influence recovery time for specific functional milestones. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results can be used to counsel patients on early functional recovery after ACL reconstruction.
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