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ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021

Effect of Graft Rupture Prevention Training on Young Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: An 8-Year Prospective Intervention Study.

Tatsuhiro Kawashima, Yorikatsu Omi, Setsurou Kuriyama, Takahiko Hoshida, Dai Sugimoto

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Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tatsuhiro KawashimaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Nippon Koukan Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yorikatsu OmiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Nippon Koukan Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Setsurou KuriyamaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nippon Koukan Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Takahiko HoshidaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nippon Koukan Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Dai SugimotoThe Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Nippon Koei (Japan) · JPThe Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention · US

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Abstract

backgroundThere is a lack of research on the effects of a postoperative rehabilitation program on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft rupture. HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesized that a hip-focused rehabilitation protocol with graft rupture education and avoidance training (HIP-GREAT program) would demonstrate lower ACL graft rupture rates compared with a traditional physical therapy (PT) program. STUDY

designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

methodsThis study consisted of young athletes who had undergone ACL reconstruction at a single institution. Postoperatively, 136 participants (mean age, 16.9 ± 2.4 years) were enrolled in a traditional PT protocol between 2006 and 2010, and 153 participants (mean age, 17.0 ± 2.3 years) were enrolled in the HIP-GREAT protocol between 2011 and 2015. Follow-up rates were 31% (42/136) and 27% (41/153) in the traditional PT and HIP-GREAT groups, respectively, at 3 years postoperatively. The hazard ratio was calculated, and absolute risk reduction (ARR) and number-needed-to-treat (NNT) analyses were performed to compare the 2 protocols.

resultsACL graft rupture occurred in 10 patients (7.4%) in the traditional PT group and 5 patients (3.3%) in the HIP-GREAT group. This difference was not statistically significant (hazard ratio, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.14 to 1.16;

conclusionThis study did not demonstrate a statistically significant reduction of ACL graft rupture in patients in the HIP-GREAT group. However, high ARR values and low NNT values were found, which suggests the possible effectiveness of the HIP-GREAT protocol to reduce ACL graft ruptures in young athletes.

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