Tibiofemoral Joint Contact Force Profiles of Pediatric Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Incidence rates of pediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and ACL reconstruction (ACLR) are increasing. In adult patients with ACLR, limb-level loading profiles are less dynamic compared with uninjured controls (ie, lesser peaks and minimal offloading during midstance) early post-ACLR, and less dynamic profiles are associated with deleterious knee tissue changes. However, joint-level loading magnitudes during gait in the pediatric ACLR population are unknown.

Purpose/hypothesis

The purpose of this study was to compare medial and lateral tibiofemoral joint contact force profiles between pediatric patients with ACLR and pediatric matched controls. It was hypothesized that pediatric patients with ACLR would demonstrate less dynamic medial and lateral joi

SUBMITTER: Bjornsen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12578961 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature