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ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2022

Deficits in Dynamic Balance and Hop Performance Following ACL Reconstruction Are Not Dependent on Meniscal Injury History.

Adam VanZile, Malcolm Driessen, Patrick Grabowski, Hanni Cowley, Thomas Almonroeder

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Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adam VanZileOptimum Performance Therapy.
Malcolm DriessenDepartment of Health Professions University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.
Patrick GrabowskiDepartment of Health Professions University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.
Hanni CowleyDepartment of Health Professions University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.
Thomas AlmonroederCollege of Health Professions Trine University.
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse · USOptimum Therapeutics (United States) · USTrine University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Athletes often exhibit persistent deficits in dynamic balance and hop performance in their involved limb following ACL reconstruction. However, it is unclear how meniscal injury history affects inter-limb asymmetry. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare inter-limb asymmetry in dynamic balance and hop performance in athletes with and without a history of concomitant meniscal injury. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Dynamic balance and hop test data were analyzed for 34 adolescent athletes who had undergone ACL reconstruction; 19 athletes had sustained an isolated ACL tear, while 15 had sustained an ACL tear along with a meniscus injury. Athletes who had sustained a meniscus injury were sub-divided into those who underwent a meniscal repair (n = 9) versus a partial meniscectomy (n = 6). Dynamic balance was assessed using the Y-Balance Test, while hop performance was assessed using the single and triple hop tests. Data were recorded at the time of return-to-sport testing (5-11 months post-surgery). For each variable, mixed-model analysis of variance, with a between-subjects factor of group (isolated ACL tear, meniscal repair, partial meniscectomy) and a within-subjects factor of limb (involved, uninvolved), was conducted. Results: The groups exhibited similar degrees of inter-limb asymmetry in dynamic balance and hop test performance, as there was not a group-by-limb interaction effect for the Y-Balance Test distances (p ≥ 0.43) or hop test distances (p ≥ 0.96). However, there was a main effect of limb for the anterior and posteromedial Y-Balance Test distances and the single and triple hop test distances (p ≤ 0.004). For each variable, performance was worse for the involved limb, compared to the uninvolved limb. Conclusion: It appears that deficits in dynamic balance and hop performance among adolescent athletes who have undergone ACL reconstruction are not dependent on meniscal injury/surgery history. Level of Evidence: 3.

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anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionkneemeniscusrehabilitationreturn to sport

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PMID36518839
PMCPMC9718728
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