The Impact of Meniscal Tear Type and Surgical Treatment on Quadriceps Strength: A Study of Adolescent Patients Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment of meniscal injuries at the time of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) can result in restrictions on weightbearing and range of motion in the early rehabilitative phases. What is unknown is the effect of (1) meniscal tear type and location at the time of anterior cruciate ligament injury and (2) meniscal treatment at the time of ACLR on quadriceps strength in adolescents during the late rehabilitative phase.

Hypothesis

Meniscal tears involving the root and requiring repair would adversely affect quadriceps strength at 6 to 9 months postoperatively.

Study design

Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

Patients who underwent ACLR at 1 of 2 research sites between 2013 and 2021 were identified. Adolescent participants were inc

SUBMITTER: Weaver AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865339 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature