Hamstrings and Quadriceps Weaknesses Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Persist Up to 6 Months After Return-to-Sport: An Angle-specific Strength Analysis by Michiel Hagen, Jos Vanrenterghem, Yves Van den Borne, Maria A. Diaz, Sabine Verschueren, Mark A. Robinson, Annemie Smeets

“…# BACKGROUND Hamstrings and quadriceps strength recovery and restoration of the hamstrings-to-quadriceps ratio (H/Q ratio) is a major concern after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Recently, moment-angle profiles and angle-specific H/Q ratios are receiving increasing interest…”
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Agreement Between Isokinetic Dynamometer and Hand-held Isometric Dynamometer as Measures to Detect Lower Limb Asymmetry in Muscle Torque After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Angelica Ivarsson, Anna Cronström

“…# Background Two commonly used instruments to assess muscle strength after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction are the isokinetic dynamometer, which measures isokinetic torque and the hand-held dynamometer, which measures isometric torque. …”
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A Novel Approach to Augmenting Allograft Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Utilizing a Resorbable Type I Collagen Matrix with Platelet Rich Plasma by Sean Mc Millan, Danielle Thorn, Elizabeth Ford

“…Background. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is one of the most common lower extremity orthopedic surgeries performed in the United States. …”
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Bone-patellar tendon-bone vs hamstring tendon autograft for anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: outcomes at a mean follow-up of 8 years by Thatchinamoorthy Santhamoorthy, Anish Anto Xavier, Lalithambigai Chellamuthu, Arun Kaliaperumal, Dharamveer Kumar Dubey

Subjects: “…anatomical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction…”
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Relationship Between Single-Leg Vertical Jump and Drop Jump Performance, and Return to Sports After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Graft by Shunsuke Ohji, Junya Aizawa, Kenji Hirohata, Takehiro Ohmi, Tomoko Kawasaki, Hideyuki Koga, Kazuyoshi Yagishita

“…# Background After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), asymmetry is likely to persist in single-leg (SL) vertical jump and drop jump performance than in SL hop distance. …”
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Analgesic Impact of a Popliteal Plexus Block to Standard Adductor Canal Block in Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomized Blind Clinical Trial by Atef Mahmoud, Maged Boules, Joseph Botros, Mohamed Mostafa, Safaa Ragab, Mohammed Alsaeid

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Assessing the Relationship of Psychological Sport Readiness, Single-leg Vertical Jump, and Non-Sagittal Single-Leg Hops to Quadriceps Strength After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Paul Kuwik, Erin Florkiewicz, Timothy Benedict, John Mason, Jamie Morris, Michael Crowell

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Females have Lower Knee Strength and Vertical Ground Reaction Forces During Landing than Males Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at the Time of Return to Sport by Zachary B. Sullivan, Barrie S. Sugarman, Mallory S. Faherty, Carrie Killelea, Dean C. Taylor, Daniel Le, Alison P. Toth, Jonathan C. Riboh, Lee H. Diehl, Jocelyn R. Wittstein, Annunziato Amendola, Timothy C. Sell

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Hop to It! The Relationship Between Hop Tests and The Anterior Cruciate Ligament – Return to Sport Index After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athletes by Michael Zarro, Madelyn Dickman, Timothy Hulett, Robert Rowland, Derrick Larkins, Jeffrey Taylor, Christa Nelson

“…# Background Outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) may not be optimal, with poor physical and psychological function potentially affecting return to sport (RTS) ability. …”
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Psychological Patient-reported Outcomes Cannot Predict a Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Patients who Return to Sports after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Ramana Piussi, Rebecca Simonson, Johan Högberg, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

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Modified Biering-Sorenson Protocol Changes Joint Contributions to Total Support in Individuals with a History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction During Drop Vertical Jump Landings by David M Werner, Maria F Mostaed, Samantha K Price, Joaquin A Barrios

“…# Background There are persistent deficits of the proximal musculature in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Previous research has shown that proximal musculature fatigue alters drop vertical jump performance in healthy individuals. …”
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Over‐The‐Top Technique for ACL Reconstruction: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Postoperative Complications by Haocheng Du, Lin Li, Ziwen Qin, Jiang Guo, Xintao Zhang

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Combining an internal tension relieving technique with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) reduces graft failure rate and improves functional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yixin Wen, Wei Huang, Minghui Li, Yong Jiang, Yibo Tong, Hongjun Mei, Junfeng Tan

Subjects: “…Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction…”
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Machine learning models predicting risk of revision or secondary knee injury after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction demonstrate variable discriminatory and accuracy performance: a systematic review by Benjamin Blackman, Prushoth Vivekanantha, Rafay Mughal, Ayoosh Pareek, Anthony Bozzo, Kristian Samuelsson, Darren de SA

“…Abstract Background To summarize the statistical performance of machine learning in predicting revision, secondary knee injury, or reoperations following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and to provide a general overview of the statistical performance of these models. …”
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Twelve-Week Quadriceps Strength as A Predictor of Quadriceps Strength At Time Of Return To Sport Testing Following Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Joseph P Hannon, Sharon Wang-Price, Shiho Goto, Steven Singleton, Lindsey Dietrich, James Bothwell, Curtis Bush, Craig Garrison

“…# Background Restoration of quadriceps strength following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) continues to challenge both patients and clinicians. …”
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Single-Leg Vertical Hop Test Detects Greater Limb Asymmetries Than Horizontal Hop Tests After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athletes by Michael J Zarro, Matthew G Stitzlein, Jason S Lee, Robert W Rowland, Vicki L Gray, Jeffrey B Taylor, Sean J Meredith, Jonathan D Packer, Christa M Nelson

“…# Background Knee function deficits may persist after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Return to sport (RTS) testing batteries assess recovery after ACLR and can guide RTS progression, but the ideal test components are debatable. …”
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Which Hop Tests Can Best Identify Functional Limb Asymmetry in Patients 9-12 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Employing a Hamstrings Tendon Autograft? by Jay R Ebert, Luke Du Preez, Bonnie Furzer, Peter Edwards, Brendan Joss

“…# Background Hop tests are commonly employed to evaluate functional limb symmetry after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). # Purpose To investigate the ability of eight hop tests to identify functional limb asymmetry in patients after ACLR…”
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Increased global posterior tibial slope is significantly associated with higher ACL graft signal intensity on 2-Year postoperative MRI after primary ACL reconstruction using hamstr... by Zhi-yu Zhang, Le-jin Hong, Wen-bin Bai, Jia-yi Shao, Yi-tian Gao, Xiao-yue Fu, Jian-quan Wang, Cheng Wang

Subjects: “…Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction…”
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Integrating Modern Technologies into Traditional Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tissue Engineering by Aris Sopilidis, Vasileios Stamatopoulos, Vasileios Giannatos, Georgios Taraviras, Andreas Panagopoulos, Stavros Taraviras

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How effective is the addition of specific exercise therapy for patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hao Zhou, Jia Qian, Yu-Mei Xing, Long Cui, Yi-Feng Bu

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