Trial reportJournal of rehabilitation medicine2024
Functional outcomes of accelerated rehabilitation protocol for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in amateur athletes: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06755398 (The Effect of Cognitive-Based Neuromuscular Exercises on Reaction Time, Joint Position Sense, Proprioceptive Force Sense and Balance in Individuals Who Had Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Cognitive-Based Neuromuscular Exercises on Reaction Time, Joint Position Sense, Proprioceptive Force Sense and Balance in Individuals Who Had Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Virtual reality-based therapy after anterior cruciate ligament injury effectively reduces pain and improves knee function, movement patterns, and dynamic balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Analysis of Functional Outcomes of Accelerated versus Conventional Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Defining an Accelerated Rehabilitation Protocol Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Scoping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Effects of Cognitive and Motor Dual-Task Conditions on Reaction Time, Proprioception, and Proprioceptive Force Sense in Individuals After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Pilot Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Observational
- Emerging Technologies in Sports-Related Knee Injuries and Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Effects of accelerated rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction on clinical and functional outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating clinical meaningfulness.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- The evolution of three-dimensional knee kinematics after ACL reconstruction within one year.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Delayed anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and risk of meniscus injury: Exploring the safest delay interval.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
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8 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAnterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is the most common knee injury among athletes, and can result in long-term complications and career-ending conditions for sportspeople. There is no consensus in the literature on the effectiveness of rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction, or the best protocol to follow for functional outcome improvement.
objectiveTo determine the impact of an accelerated rehabilitation protocol on knee functional outcomes in amateur athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
designTwo-arm, parallel-group randomized comparative design. PATIENTS: A total of 100 amateur male athletes (mean age 22.01 ± 1.79 years) with ACLR were randomly divided into experimental and control groups (n = 50/group).
methodsAn accelerated rehabilitation protocol and a conventional rehabilitation protocol were used for the experimental group. In contrast, only the conventional rehabilitation protocol was used for the control group. The rehabilitation was delivered in 5 weekly sessions for 22 weeks. The primary outcome measure, knee pain, was measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Extensive test batteries, for hop tests, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and knee effusion, were measured, aiming to add more objective criteria to determine functional performance.
resultsBoth groups (n = 50/group) were well-matched (p = 0.816), with insignificant differences in their demographic characteristics (p > 0.05). A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) test showed no significant difference between the 2 groups (p = 0.781) at baseline. A 2-way MANOVA (2 × 2 MANOVA) of within- and between-group variations indicated overall significant treatment, time, and treatment × time interaction effects (p < 0.001) in favour of the accelerated rehabilitation group.
conclusionThe accelerated rehabilitation protocol was more effective in improving functional outcomes than a conventional rehabilitation protocol in amateur athletes with ACLR.
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