Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and reconstruction, knee injury Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Twenty ACL reconstructed subjects (mean age: 28 +/- 8 years) and ten healthy subjects (mean age: 29 +/- 5 years) were enrolled in this study. The ACL reconstructed subjects were tested as follows (on
Sponsors
University of Ioannina (Greece)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males 2. Patients with ACL reconstruction with a bone patellar tendon bone (BPTB) graft 3. Healthy subjects Note: Participants with similar anthropometric features and age group were selected for this study in order to minimise bias
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with concomitant injuries (e.g., chondral lesions, lateral collateral ligament injuries or meniscal injuries in which a meniscectomy or a suture of the meniscus was performed) 2. Patients with symptomatic anterior knee pain or objective instability at the latest follow-up examination (positive pivot-shift test results, positive Lachman-test results and arthrometer side-to-side differences of more than 3 mm)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following were assessed at 2 years after ACL reconstruction: 1. Tibial rotation (kinematics) measured with the gait analysis system 2. Tibial translation measured with KT-1000™ Arthrometer® 3. Patient's level of activity measured with the Tegner test 4. Patient's knee functional scale measured with the Lysholm test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following were assessed at 2 years after ACL reconstruction: 1. Knee muscle strength measured with BIODEX isokinetic dynamometer 2. Knee joint stability measured with static tests (Lachman, anterior-drawer, pivot-shift) | — |
Countries
Greece
Outcome results
None listed