Rehabilitation Principles to Consider for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is among the most common orthopaedic injuries, and reconstruction of a ruptured ACL is a common orthopaedic procedure. In general, surgical intervention is necessary to restore stability to the injured knee, and to prevent meniscal damage. Along with surgery, intense postoperative physical therapy is needed to restore function to the injured extremity. ACL reconstruction (ACLR) has been the standard of care in recent decades, and advances in surgical technology have reintroduced the prospect of augmented primary repair of the native ACL via a variety of methods.

Evidence acquisition

A search of PubMed database of articles and reviews available in English was performed through 2020. The search terms ACLR, anteri

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112707 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature