Open AccessRelationship of Knee Forces to Subjective Function Pre- and Post-ACL Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Kenneth B. Smale,
Michele Conconi,
Nicola Sancisi,
Tine Alkjær,
Michael Krogsgaard,
Vincenzo ParentiCastelli,
Daniel Benoît
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002258
Subject(s) - knee joint , anterior cruciate ligament , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , ligament , medicine , physical therapy , surgery
Although basic objective measures (e.g., knee laxity, strength, and hop tests) have been related to subjective measures of function, associations between knee-specific objective and subjective measures have yet to be completed. The objective was to determine if knee joint contact and ligament forces differ between pre- and post-anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed states and if these forces relate to their patient's respective subjective functional ability scores.