Optimising the late-stage rehabilitation and return-to-sport training and testing process after ACL reconstruction

M Buckthorpe - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Despite increased knowledge on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury mechanisms,
improved surgical techniques, improved understanding of ACL biomechanics and enhanced …

Principles of motor learning to support neuroplasticity after ACL injury: implications for optimizing performance and reducing risk of second ACL injury

A Gokeler, D Neuhaus, A Benjaminse, DR Grooms… - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Athletes who wish to resume high-level activities after an injury to the anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) are often advised to undergo surgical reconstruction. Nevertheless, ACL …

Central nervous system adaptation after ligamentous injury: a summary of theories, evidence, and clinical interpretation

AR Needle, AS Lepley, DR Grooms - Sports Medicine, 2017 - Springer
The array of dysfunction occurring after ligamentous injury is tied to long-term clinical
impairments in functional performance, joint stability, and health-related quality of life. To …

Quadriceps muscle function following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: systemic differences in neural and morphological characteristics

AS Lepley, DR Grooms, JP Burland, SM Davi… - Experimental brain …, 2019 - Springer
Quadriceps muscle dysfunction is common following anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR). Data considering the diversity of neural changes, in-concert with …

[HTML][HTML] Passing return to sports tests after ACL reconstruction is associated with greater likelihood for return to sport but fail to identify second injury risk

W Welling, A Benjaminse, K Lemmink, A Gokeler - The knee, 2020 - Elsevier
Background A limited number of patients return to sport (RTS) after an anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and patients who RTS have a relatively high risk for second …

Deficit in knee extension strength following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is explained by a reduced neural drive to the vasti muscles

S Nuccio, A Del Vecchio, A Casolo… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The persistence of quadriceps weakness represents a major concern following anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The underlying adaptations occurring in the activity …

Visual-spatial memory deficits are related to increased knee valgus angle during a sport-specific sidestep cut

SM Monfort, JJ Pradarelli, DR Grooms… - … American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Identifying athletes at an increased risk of injury is a promising approach to
improve the effect of injury prevention interventions; however, it requires first identifying the …

Muscle atrophy after ACL injury: implications for clinical practice

LK Lepley, SM Davi, JP Burland, AS Lepley - Sports Health, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Distinct from the muscle atrophy that develops from inactivity or disuse, atrophy that
occurs after traumatic joint injury continues despite the patient being actively engaged in …

Optimising the early-stage rehabilitation process post-ACL reconstruction

M Buckthorpe, A Gokeler, L Herrington, M Hughes… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) need improving, with
poor return-to-sport rates and a high risk of secondary re-injury. There is a need to improve …

Neural activity for hip-knee control in those with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a task-based functional connectivity analysis

CR Criss, JA Onate, DR Grooms - Neuroscience letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Anterior cruciate ligament injury may induce neurophysiological changes for sensorimotor
control. Neuroimaging investigations have revealed unique brain activity patterns for knee …