Adolescent Patients Exhibit Significant Improvements in Strength and Functional Performance From 6 to 9 Months After ACL Reconstruction With Quadriceps Autograft.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate differences between the 6-month and 9-month return to sport (RTS) assessments in adolescent patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with quadriceps tendon autograft.

Methods

A retrospective review was performed of consecutive adolescent patients who underwent ACLR between June 2017 and October 2019. Patients completed a structured RTS test 6 and 9 months after surgery consisting of isometric and isokinetic strength testing, the Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test, and single-legged hop testing. The recovery of muscle strength, assessed via isometric/isokinetic and hop testing, was defined by a limb symmetry index (LSI) ≥90%. Differences were compared between the 2 RTS test time points.

Results

In total, 27 patients (16 fema

SUBMITTER: Saper M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature