ArticleJournal of athletic training2025
Variation in Response to Limb Loading Instruction on Knee Mechanics During Squatting in Early Recovery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
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contextOn average, individuals in early recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLr) improve limb loading symmetry (LLS) with instruction to equalize weight distribution between limbs during squats. However, the extent to which these instructions improve knee extensor loading symmetry (KLS) or reduce intralimb compensations is not known.
objectivesDetermine how limb loading instructions influence knee and intralimb loading in individuals 3-4 months post-ACLr and to explore variations in responses across individuals.
designControlled laboratory study.
settingResearch laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsIndividuals 109.4 days (18.2 days) post-ACLr (n = 20) and healthy matched controls (CTRL; n = 19).
interventionParticipants performed double-limb squats in natural (no instruction) and instructed (instruction to evenly distribute weight between limbs) conditions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Between-limbs and KLS were calculated as the ratio of vertical ground reaction force and knee extensor moment impulse, between surgical (Sx) : matched and nonsurgical (NSx) : matched limbs (ACLr : CTRL), respectively. Intralimb hip/knee (H/K) extensor loading distribution was calculated in Sx : matched limbs.
resultsLimb loading symmetry (natural = 0.86; instructed = 0.93, P < .001; effect size = 0.83) and KLS (natural = 0.54; instructed = 0.62, P = .007; effect size = 0.67) improved with instruction in the ACLr group with no change in the CTRL group. Hip/knee ratio did not change for either group. Here, k-means clustering, considering natural and change (natural-instructed) in LLS, KLS, and H/K ratio, described the response to instruction across 3 clusters: (1) ACLr: n = 3; CTRL: n = 9, were symmetrical in both conditions; (2) ACLr: n = 14, showed some improvement in symmetry, and (3) ACLr: n = 3, only improved LLS.
conclusionsAverage data suggest that weightbearing instruction improved LLS to within 7%, but a 38% knee loading deficit remained, and intralimb compensation did not improve. Data-driven clusters indicate that 3 ACLr participants were similar to CTRLs; 14 improved LLS, KLS, and H/K distribution; and 3 only improved LLS with worsening KLS and H/K.
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