Clinical and Biomechanical Efficacies of Mechanical Perturbation Training After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Manual perturbation training improves knee functional performance and mitigates abnormal gait in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. However, manual perturbation training is time- and labor-intensive for therapists.

Objective

To investigate whether perturbation training administered using a mechanical device can provide effects similar to manual training on clinical measures and knee biomechanics after ACL rupture.

Design

Prospective cohort (therapeutic) study. A 2 × 2 analysis of variance was used for statistical analysis.

Setting

A clinical and biomechanical laboratory.

Patients

Eighteen level I/II patients with acute ACL ruptures participated in this preliminary study.

Intervention

Nine patients received mechanical p

SUBMITTER: Nawasreh Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6728243 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature