Evaluating Gait with Force Sensing Insoles 6 Months after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: An Autograft Comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aberrant knee mechanics during gait 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are associated with markers of knee cartilage degeneration. The purpose of this study was to compare loading during walking gait in quadriceps tendon, bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB), and hamstring tendon autograft patients 6 months post-ACLR using loadsol single sensor insoles, and to evaluate associations between loading and patient-reported outcomes.

Methods

Seventy-two patients (13 to 40 yr) who underwent unilateral, primary ACLR with BPTB, quadriceps tendon, or hamstring tendon autograft completed treadmill gait assessment, the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) survey, and the ACL-Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) survey 6 ± 1 months pos

SUBMITTER: Cherelstein RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649491 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature