Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Differ by Sex during the First 6 Months after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/purpose

Females have lower physical activity (PA) levels and inferior outcomes compared with males following formal rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. This observational study aimed to determine if PA levels and sedentary behavior change and vary by sex during the time before and 6 months after ACL reconstruction.

Methods

PA and sedentary behavior were measured in an observational cohort of 30 participants (19.6 ± 4.9 yr old, 66.7% female) using a three-axis accelerometer before (preoperative) and at 2, 4, and 6 months after ACL reconstruction. Daily steps, daily minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), and percentage of wake time in sedentary behavior (%SED) were measured. Two-by-four (sex-time) repeated measures analyses of

SUBMITTER: Wellsandt E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723752 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature