Utilizing Hip Abduction Strength to Body-Weight Ratios in Return to Sport Decision-Making After ACL Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the association between hip abduction weakness and non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, hip abduction strength is rarely considered in return to sport decision-making following ACL reconstruction (ACLR).

Hypothesis/purpose

The purpose of this study was to compare self-reported function, objective functional test performance, and re-injury rates in patients with high (≥33%) versus low (<33% ) isometric hip abduction strength to body weight (BW) ratios when returning to activity following ACLR.

Study design

Cohort study.

Methods

Data were gathered from a single-surgeon database and included baseline demographics. Clinical outcomes were assessed at the time of release to activity and included self-reported outcomes and a function

SUBMITTER: Higbie S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8486405 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature