Our purpose is to evaluate maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) in ACL-injured professional soccer players and after a six-month period of post-operative rehabilitation, compared to a control group of healthy professional soccer players.
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is considered a major injury and may affect the career of professional soccer players. Surgical ACL reconstruction is often required to treat the resulting knee instability. Although ACL reconstruction is considered a successful procedure in restoring knee stability, literature shows that only 55% of the participants return to competitive sports participation after surgery. Soccer players need technical, tactical and physical skills to succeed, such as good knee function and aerobic capacity. Our purpose is to evaluate maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) in ACL-injured professional soccer players and after a six-month period of post-operative rehabilitation, compared to a control group of healthy professional soccer players.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
ACL reconstruction with hamstrings autograft.
Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia - HCFMUSP
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Maximum oxygen uptake
Ergospirometric evaluation of maximum oxygen uptake running on a treadmill
Time frame: 6 months
Running economy
Running economy evaluated on a treadmill
Time frame: 6 months
Body composition
Evaluation of body composition with bioimpedance
Time frame: 6 months
Isokinetic strength
Quadriceps and hamstrings isokinetic strength evaluation
Time frame: 6 months
Knee function
Knee function Lysholm and International Knee Documentation Committee questionnaires
Time frame: 6 months
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