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ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2024

Effect of Age and Sex on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Functional Tests Approximately 6 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Dai Sugimoto, Matthew D Milewski, Kathryn A Williams, Ryan P Coene, Kianna D Nunally, Mininder S Kocher, Dennis E Kramer, Lyle J Micheli, Yi-Meng Yen, Melissa A Christino

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Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2024. 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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Dai SugimotoFaculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Matthew D MilewskiDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Kathryn A WilliamsBiostatistics and Research Design Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Ryan P CoeneDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Kianna D NunallyDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Mininder S KocherDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Dennis E KramerDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Lyle J MicheliThe Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Yi-Meng YenDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Melissa A ChristinoDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Abstract

Purpose: To examine age- and sex-related differences in postoperative functional outcomes at approximately 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods: In this study, patients who underwent primary ACLR performed a series of return-to-sport functional tests at 5 to 8 months after surgery. Functional tests included strength tests (knee extensors, knee flexors, hip abductors, and hip extensors), a balance test (Y-balance composite score), and hop tests (single, triple, crossover, and 6-m timed hop tests). Limb symmetry was calculated to compare the reconstructed limb with the uninvolved limb. A 2-way multivariate analysis of covariance was used, and effect size was calculated for data analysis. Results: A total of 176 subjects were included in this study. There were no significant interaction between age and sex on return-to-sport functional tests after ACLR. Also, no main effects of age and sex on return-to-sport functional tests were found in our data. Conclusions: Age and sex do not significantly affect functional test performance after ACLR 6 months postoperatively. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective review of prospective cohort study.

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