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
Context: Side-to-side quadriceps strength deficits are linked to hazardous lower extremity
mechanics and reduced function at a time when individuals are returned to activity after …

Quadriceps and hamstrings strength reference values for athletes with and without anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction who play popular pivoting sports …

N van Melick, W van der Weegen… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2022 - jospt.org
Objective To synthesize and present reference values for quadriceps and hamstrings
strength tests in healthy athletes who play pivoting sports and in athletes with anterior …

Young athletes who return to sport before 9 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have a rate of new injury 7 times that of those who delay return

S Beischer, L Gustavsson, EH Senorski… - Journal of orthopaedic & …, 2020 - jospt.org
Objective To investigate the association between sustaining a second anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) injury and (1) time to return to sport,(2) symmetrical muscle function, and (3) …

The influence of quadriceps strength asymmetry on patient-reported function at time of return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

C Zwolski, LC Schmitt… - … American journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: An objective assessment of quadriceps strength after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) is an important clinical measure to determine readiness to return to …

Countermovement jump and isokinetic dynamometry as measures of rehabilitation status after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

E O'Malley, C Richter, E King, S Strike… - Journal of athletic …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context: Despite an increase in the literature, few definitive guidelines are available to
determine when an athlete has been fully rehabilitated after anterior cruciate ligament …

Back to normal symmetry? Biomechanical variables remain more asymmetrical than normal during jump and change-of-direction testing 9 months after anterior …

E King, C Richter, A Franklyn-Miller… - … American journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), athletes have
demonstrated performance asymmetries as compared with healthy cohorts, but little …

Contralateral limb deficit after ACL-reconstruction: an analysis of early and late phase of rate of force development

DM Mirkov, OM Knezevic, NA Maffiuletti… - Journal of sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a unilateral anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) on maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and explosive strength of …

Long-term deficits in quadriceps strength and activation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

DM Otzel, JW Chow, MD Tillman - Physical Therapy in Sport, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Even some time after a ruptured ACL has been reconstructed thigh musculature
atrophy, voluntary activation, and knee-extensor strength deficits may be encountered. The …

Asymmetries in explosive strength following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

OM Knezevic, DM Mirkov, M Kadija, A Nedeljkovic… - The Knee, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Despite its apparent functional importance, there is a general lack of data
regarding the time-related changes in explosive strength and the corresponding side-to-side …

The muscle strength of the knee joint after ACL reconstruction depends on the number and frequency of supervised physiotherapy visits

A Czamara, K Krzemińska, W Widuchowski… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) patients was to
assess the effect of six months of supervised physiotherapy with a higher number of visits …