Relationship between isokinetic strength and tibiofemoral joint space width changes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been hypothesized that quadriceps muscle weakness is directly associated with the onset and progression of posttraumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction (ACLR). This relationship, however, has not been studied with a prospective approach that includes the use of tibiofemoral joint space width difference (JSW-D) measurements to characterize the onset of posttraumatic osteoarthritis before the clinical manifestation of the disease.

Purpose

To assess the relationship between thigh muscle strength and JSW-D at presurgery baseline and at 1- and 4-year follow-up after ACLR compared with healthy, noninjured participants of similar sex, age, body mass index, and activity level.

Study design

Cohort study; Level

SUBMITTER: Tourville TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604053 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature