Maximizing quadriceps strength after ACL reconstruction

RM Palmieri-Smith, AC Thomas, EM Wojtys - Clinics in sports medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
… This article highlighted approaches that may aid in the quest to restore quadriceps strength
following ACL reconstruction. To maximize quadriceps strength, clinicians must incorporate …

Deficits in quadriceps strength and patient-oriented outcomes at return to activity after ACL reconstruction: a review of the current literature

LK Lepley - Sports health, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
… –ACL reconstruction with side-to-side quadriceps strength deficits that exceed 10% (Appendix
1, available at http://sph.sagepub.com/content/by/supplemental-data). Strength deficits …

Quadriceps strength and volitional activation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Lisee, AS Lepley, T Birchmeier, K O'Hagan… - Sports …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
… for assessment of quadriceps function, isometric quadriceps strength evaluation has …
Isometric quadriceps strength assessment is a clinically feasible measure of quadriceps function …

Demographic and surgical factors affect quadriceps strength after ACL reconstruction

C Kuenze, B Pietrosimone, C Lisee… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
… as quadriceps strength [37… strength and function [7, 23]. Among the cohort in this study, we
found the effects of graft source on involved limb quadriceps strength and quadriceps strength

Quadriceps Strength Predicts Self-reported Function Post-ACL Reconstruction.

B Pietrosimone, AS Lepley, MS Harkey… - Medicine and science …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Quadriceps strength is a useful clinical predictor of self-reported function after anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). However, it remains unknown if quadriceps strength

Quadriceps strength asymmetry after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction alters knee joint biomechanics and functional performance at time of return to activity

RM Palmieri-Smith, LK Lepley - The American journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
… study if they had an ACL reconstruction utilizing a graft type other than patellar tendon (23
patients available in our study database had their ACL reconstructed with a graft type other …

Quadriceps strength after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction compared with uninjured matched controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Brown, L Marinko, MP LaValley… - Orthopaedic Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
quadriceps strength in patients who tore their ACL. Thus, they may have had a weaker
quadriceps … This may, in fact, have put them at risk for ACL tears. Although the heterogeneity was …

Preoperative quadriceps strength is a significant predictor of knee function two years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

I Eitzen, I Holm, MA Risberg - British journal of sports medicine, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
quadriceps strength would be the most significant predictor for knee function two years after
ACL reconstruction… in quadriceps strength two years after ACL reconstruction between the …

Muscle strength evaluations after ACL reconstruction

AS Moisala, T Järvelä, P Kannus… - International journal of …, 2007 - thieme-connect.com
… [[8]] reported the quadriceps strength deficit to be 10 % 5 to 9 years postoperatively when a
BTB graft was used. However, also in our current study, the quadriceps strength deficit in the …

Quadriceps function following ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation: implications for optimisation of current practices

A Gokeler, M Bisschop, A Benjaminse, GD Myer… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2014 - Springer
… The evidence from this review shows that eccentric exercises are most effective in restoring
quadriceps strength after ACL reconstruction. Optimisation of current rehabilitation may also …