Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are of major concern in sports. As
mostly young and active individuals are affected there is an emphasis on the rapid and safe …

Background: Open kinetic chain (OKC) exercise is an effective method to improve muscle
function during rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR); …

Purpose Persistent deficits in knee flexor strength following harvest of semitendinosus and
gracilis for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are inconsistent in the literature …

Background and Objectives: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common injuries
with a high incidence among people with high physical activity levels. Therefore, ACL …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the changes in quadriceps and hamstrings muscle strength in the
uninvolved limb of male professional and recreational athletes during rehabilitation after …

Introduction The recovery of periarticular strength is a major criterion in return-to-play testing.
The rationale of the study was to assess the impact of the delay of surgery (∆ between injury …

Purpose To evaluate and compare changes in quadriceps and hamstring strength and
single-leg-hop (SLH) test performance over the first 24 postoperative months in patients who …

Background: When to allow an athlete to return to unrestricted sporting activity after anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remains controversial. Purpose: To report the results …

Background The recovery of muscle function after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
reconstruction is most commonly reported as limb-to-limb differences using the Limb …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the isokinetic, eccentric and isometric
hamstring/quadriceps (HQ) ratios in patients before and after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) …