Fatigue affects quality of movement more in ACL-reconstructed soccer players than in healthy soccer players.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Athletes who meet return to play (RTP) criteria after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) rehabilitation still have a substantially increased risk of second ACL injury. One of the contributing factors to this increased risk could be that the RTP criteria are often not tested in an ecologically valid environment and in a fatigued state. The purpose of this cross-sectional case-control study was to investigate the influence of neuromuscular fatigue on both movement quantity and quality in fully-rehabilitated soccer players after ACLR and to compare them with healthy soccer players.

Methods

ACL-reconstructed soccer players (n = 14) and healthy soccer players (n = 19) participated in the study and were matched by playing level and training hours. RTP measure

SUBMITTER: van Melick N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394549 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature