ArticleMedicine and science in sports and exercise2025
Relationship between Changes in Physical Activity and Knee Health 18 Months after ACL Reconstruction.
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purposeThis study aimed to determine the relationship between changes in daily physical activity (PA) and knee health 18 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Knee health was defined using structural (quantitative magnetic resonance imaging) and functional (patient-reported and objectively measured knee function) constructs.
methodsEighteen individuals (83.3% female, 19.7 ± 5.6 yr old, BMI 23.9 ± 3.7 kg·m -2 ) completed testing. Daily steps over 1 wk and structural cartilage health, measured using a waist-worn accelerometer (Actigraph wGT3X-BT; ActiGraph Corp., Pensacola, FL) and T2 relaxation time on magnetic resonance imaging, respectively, were collected 6 and 18 months after ACLR. Eighteen months after ACLR, patient-reported and objectively measured knee health was assessed using the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (IKDC) and isometric quadriceps strength, respectively. A linear regression model was used to test the relationship between the change in PA from 6 to 18 months after ACLR and the percentage change in T2 relaxation time of four cartilage regions (lateral and medial femoral and tibial cartilage) from 6 to 18 months after ACLR. A Fisher's exact test was used to assess the relationship between change in PA (increase/decrease) between 6 and 18 months after ACLR and adequate/inadequate knee function using patient-reported (IKDC) and objectively measured (quadriceps strength) knee function 18 months after ACLR.
resultsParticipants averaged 7547.3 ± 2439.7 daily steps 6 months after ACLR and 7504.9 ± 3736.3 daily steps 18 months after ACLR. There was no association between change in PA and structural knee health ( P = 0.069) or knee function ( P = 0.638).
conclusionsAverage daily steps did not change from 6 to 18 months after ACLR. PA from 6 to 18 months after ACLR was not associated with knee health outcomes at 18 months.
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