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Trial reportJournal of rehabilitation medicine2022

Comparison of Quadriceps and Hamstring Muscle Strength after Exercises with and without Blood Flow Restriction following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Rafael Francisco Vieira de Melo, William Ricardo Komatsu, Mellissa Sales de Freitas, Maria Eduarda Vieira de Melo, Moises Cohen

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rafael Francisco Vieira de MeloUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. melorfv@gmail.com.
William Ricardo KomatsuUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mellissa Sales de FreitasUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria Eduarda Vieira de MeloUniversidade Católica de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Moises CohenUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Católica de Pernambuco · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMuscle mass loss occurs following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.

objectiveTo compare the gain in muscle strength in the quadriceps and hamstring muscles in patients following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery, using exercises with and without blood flow restriction.

methodsThis is a randomized controlled trial, in which 50% (n = 14) of the participants were allocated to the intervention group and the remaining 50% (n = 14) to the control group. The study included the participation of postoperative patients, with reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.

resultsAfter comparing the rehabilitation of the groups, a statistical difference was observed in the quadriceps with an increase in muscle strength (p < 0.01) after 12 weeks and an increase in muscle strength hamstrings (p < 0.01) after 8 and 12 weeks in the injured legs of the intervention group compared to the control. In the analysis of the participants' physical function, there was an significant increase difference in the Lysholm questionnaire (p < 0.01) after 8 and 12 weeks, in the KOOS pain questionnaire (p < 0.01) after 4 weeks a decrease was observed, symptoms and daily activities (p < 0.01) after 8 and 12 weeks, quality of life (p < 0.01) after 12 weeks, and in the IKDC questionnaire (p < 0.01) after 8 and 12 weeks there was an significant increase difference of the intervention group compared to the control.

conclusionAfter anterior cruciate ligament surgery, exercises with blood flow restriction proved more efficient for improving the muscle strength of the quadriceps and hamstrings, and the physical function of the knee than the same exercises without blood flow restriction.

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesHamstring MusclesAnterior Cruciate LigamentHumansKnee JointMuscle StrengthQuality of Life

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PMCPMC9639477
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