ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2025
The Impact of a Concomitant Meniscus Surgery on Hop Performance Symmetry in Patients Rehabilitating After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
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Background: Meniscus injuries often accompany anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. However, little is known about how different surgical approaches to treat concomitant meniscus injuries impact hop performance after ACL reconstruction. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare hop test inter-limb symmetry for patients who had undergone ACL reconstruction without an associated meniscal surgery, patients who had undergone ACL reconstruction with a meniscus repair, and patients who had undergone ACL reconstruction with a partial meniscectomy. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Hop test data collected at the time of return-to-sport testing (average of 6.4 ± 1.4 months after surgery) was extracted from electronic medical records for 192 patients who had undergone ACL reconstruction. Of these patients, 102 had undergone an isolated ACL reconstruction, 60 had undergone an ACL reconstruction along with a meniscus repair, and 30 had undergone an ACL reconstruction along with a partial meniscectomy. Analysis of variance was used to compare limb symmetry indices for the single- and triple-hop tests. These limb symmetry indices reflected the ratio of the hop distance for the involved limb relative to the uninvolved limb, expressed as a percentage. Results: The sample was comprised of 100 males and 92 females. Their average age was 20.6 ± 8.2 years. There were significant differences among the groups for the single-hop test (p = 0.031) and triple-hop test (p = 0.024) limb symmetry indices. For both tests, the patients who had undergone ACL reconstruction with a partial meniscectomy tended to exhibit greater deficits in hop performance for their involved limb (relative to their uninvolved limb), compared to those without a meniscal injury and those who had undergone meniscus repair. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that patients who undergo ACL reconstruction along with a partial meniscectomy tend to experience less complete and/or delayed recovery of involved-limb hop performance, which could reflect more persistent deficits in lower body power. Level of Evidence: 3.
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