anterior cruciate ligament rupture anterior cruciate ligament tear
Conditions
Interventions
The control group will receive standard care of ACL rehab and the other group
will receive standard care plus extra exercise training of the non-operated
leg.
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients awaiting an ACL reconstruction surgery will be included: male, female, age 20 to 60, any race, BMI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: if they are pregnant (surgeon will look in the medical record of the patient), have an injury to the other leg, a meniscal tear requiring repair, additional interventions that interfere with standard rehab (e.g., cartilage lesion treatment), multiple serious injuries to target leg (ACL tear+meniscus tear, ACL+plus collateral ligament tear, prior major surgery to legs, pelvis), revision ACL reconstruction on the same knee, degenerative arthritis on radiographs or articular cartilage fissures extending to subchondral bone, or exposed bone as seen in arthroscopy (grade IV), current or prior neurological conditions (Parkinson*s disease, stroke, dementia).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) Return to sport or work status at 6 months, b) Cincinnati Knee Score a test that is valid and sensitive to measure changes over time in patients* knee status after ACL rehabilitation, c) Pain intensity (0 to 100) (23) and global knee function (0 to 100). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) hop test, b) balance, c) proprioception, d) force control, e) maximal force and power, and f) gait variability. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed