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Measurement of functional recovery in individuals with acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture

Button, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1073-9901, Van Deursen, Robert William Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9461-0111 and Price, Patricia Elaine 2005. Measurement of functional recovery in individuals with acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture. British Journal of Sports Medicine 39 (11) , pp. 866-871. 10.1136/bjsm.2005.019984

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Abstract

Objectives: To measure functional recovery following acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture using a simple and reliable clinical movement analysis system. Clinic based methods that simultaneously quantify different aspects of movement over a range of activities and model functional recovery will help guide rehabilitation. Methods: A longitudinal study was used to measure gait variables at initial physiotherapy attendance and then at monthly intervals using a digital camcorder and computer for quantitative analysis. Jogging and distance hopping were added during recovery. A sample of 63 ACL deficient subjects entered the study and 48 subjects were measured at least three times. To determine the pattern of recovery, repeated measurements were analysed using a least square fit of the data. Results: Gait variables took between 95 and 130 days post injury to reach the control mean and stabilise shortly after this. Hopping distance for the injured leg took 62 days to recover to within normal limits and 5 months post injury to reach the control mean. Jogging was already within the control limits at 30 days post injury and demonstrated little change with recovery. Conclusions: Functional recovery of multiple variables has been modelled. In the early phase of post injury, gait velocity seems to be the most useful variable to measure improvement. Recovery of more challenging activities appears to take an average of 5 months. Therefore, patients may need to be monitored in physiotherapy until this time and advised not to return to sport until sufficient recovery is demonstrated on activities such as distance hopping.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Healthcare Sciences
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN: 0306-3674
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2022 10:09
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/7166

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