Biomechanical Determinants of Different Rehabilitation Protocols for ACL Reconstruction

Delta University for Science and Technology105 enrolled

Overview

Purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of the criterion rehabilitation protocol versus accelerated rehabilitation protocol on the biomechanical determinants of the quality of performance and risk of reinjury.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

105

Conditions

Knee Injuries Rehabilitation

Interventions

rehabilitation protocolOTHER

rehabilitation protocols after ACLR have been described, aiming to improve muscle strength and knee stability through muscle strengthening exercises in addition to exercises to improve joint proprioception

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Amateur male athletes who underwent ACLR surgery with an autologous hamstring (HS) graft. * Ranging in age from 18 to 35 years. * Underwent a pre-operative rehabilitation program with minimal knee effusion, full Extension, good patellofemoral mobility * Ability to actively control the quadriceps. Exclusion Criteria: * ACLR with any graft other than a hamstring graft * ACL revision surgery * associated medial or lateral ligamentous injuries * previous meniscectomy or meniscal repair * simultaneous meniscectomy or meniscus repair with the ACLR * cartilage damage.

Locations (1)

Delta university

Gamasa, Eldakahlyia, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dynamic knee valgus during Single leg landing-jump test using CLINICAL CLIMA 3DMA

From the coronal plane, dynamic knee valgus is the angle of the knee

Time frame: 15 minutes

Lateral trunk flexion during Single leg landing-jump test using CLINICAL CLIMA 3DMA

From the coronal plane, trunk lateral flexion angle is the angle of the trunk

Time frame: 15 minutes

knee flexion angle during Single leg landing-jump test using CLINICAL CLIMA 3DMA

From sagittal plane, knee flexion angle is the angle of the knee

Time frame: 15 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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