Open AccessReport of the Clinical and Functional Primary Outcomes in Men of the ACL-SPORTS Trial: Similar Outcomes in Men Receiving Secondary Prevention With and Without Perturbation Training 1 and 2 Years After ACL Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Amelia Arundale,
Kathleen Cummer,
Jacob J. Capin,
Ryan Zarzycki,
Lynn SnyderMackler
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-017-5280-2
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , physical therapy , rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , acl injury , return to sport , osteoarthritis , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Athletes often are cleared to return to activities 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction; however, knee function measures continue to improve up to 2 years after surgery. Interventions beyond standard care may facilitate successful return to preinjury activities and improve functional outcomes. Perturbation training has been used in nonoperative ACL injury and preoperative ACL reconstruction rehabilitation, but has not been examined in postoperative ACL reconstruction rehabilitation, specifically return to sport rehabilitation.