ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024
Limb asymmetries persist 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction according to the results of a jump test battery.
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- Hop Test Performance is Associated with Return-to-Sport but Shows Limited Association with Reinjury after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Rectus femoris graft harvest for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction does not result in selective rectus femoris muscle volume loss or strength deficit at one year: quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, isokinetic and functional analyses.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis Does Not Impact Postural Stability After Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstrings Tendons.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Squat Jump and Bilateral and Unilateral Countermovement Jump Performance in Soccer Players 6 and 9 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Biomechanical Alterations in the Unweight Phase of the Single-Leg Countermovement Jump After ACL Reconstruction.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- A Battery of Jump Tests Helps Discriminating Between Subjects With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Side-hop test can detect deficits in knee functional ability in male athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared to a control group during a battery test performance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Comparison of Vertical Jump Force-Time Metrics Between ACL-Injured and Healthy Semi-Professional Male and Female Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Test batteries used to assess a patient's return-to-sports (RTS) following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are currently undergoing continual development, although no consensus exist on tests to be administered to athletes before allowing return to play. A simple standardized jump test battery was developed to objectively evaluate knee function following ACLR, thereby aiding in RTS decision-making. Methods: Thirty-three patients who underwent ACLR were prospectively assessed pre-operatively, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Knee function was assessed using a device for optical detection using a test battery consisting of three jump tests: monopodalic countermovement jump (CMJ), drop jump, and monopodalic side-hop. Limb symmetry index (LSI) was reported for all tests at all time points. LSI ≥90% was defined as RTS criteria. Results: At 12-month evaluation, mean LSI significantly improved compared to 6-month follow up ( Conclusion: Six months after ACLR, knee functional performance was unsatisfactory in most patients, whereas a significantly higher percentage of patients met RTS criteria 1 year after surgery. The results of the jump test battery proposed in this study support the idea that timing for resumption of cutting and pivoting sports should be delayed later than 6 months, as still limb asymmetries persist at this time point.
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