Neuromuscular control and psychological impacts on knee function after 6 months of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Abstract

Introduction. The main goal of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is to help the athlete to return to play at prežinjury level. However, reconstruction contain the following complications: instability, postoperative stiffness and pain. Specifically, these complications prevent resumption of sport. To date, a number of authors suggest returning to level I and level II sports approximately 6 months of ACL reconstruction. However, the recent meta-analysis has shown that only 65% of patients return to their pre-injury level. The aim. The aim of the study was two-fold: a) to determine neuromuscular control and strength of lower extremities after 6 months of ACL reconstruction, b) to evaluate patient-reported outcomes, objectiveeasures of knee function and psychological impact after 6 months of ACL reconstruction. Materials and methods. Thity-six participants (10 women, 26 men, M age=23.38±5.93 years, [...]