Operative and nonoperative management of anterior cruciate ligament injury: Differences in gait biomechanics at 5 years.

ABSTRACT: Gait biomechanics after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are associated with functional outcomes and the development of posttraumatic knee osteoarthritis. However, biomechanical outcomes between patients treated nonoperatively compared with operatively are not well understood. The primary purpose of this study was to compare knee joint contact forces, angles, and moments during loading response of gait between individuals treated with operative compared with nonoperative management at 5 years after ACL injury. Forty athletes treated operatively and 17 athletes treated nonoperatively completed gait analysis at 5 years after ACL reconstruction or completion of nonoperative rehabilitation. Medial compartment joint contact forces were estimated using a previously validated, patient-spec

SUBMITTER: Wellsandt E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808330 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature