Journal article
Poor knee function after ACL reconstruction is associated with attenuated landing force and knee flexion moment during running
LG Perraton, M Hall, RA Clark, KM Crossley, YH Pua, TS Whitehead, HG Morris, AG Culvenor, AL Bryant
Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy | SPRINGER | Published : 2018
Abstract
Purpose: Poor knee function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) may increase the risk of future knee symptoms and knee osteoarthritis via abnormal knee joint loading patterns, particularly during high-impact activity. This study aimed to assess the relationship between poor self-reported or clinically measured knee function and knee moments/vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) in individuals following ACLR. Methods: 61 participants (mean 16.5 ± 3 months following ACLR, 23 women) completed a patient-reported knee function questionnaire and three hop tests (% of uninvolved limb). Participants were divided into satisfactory and poor knee function groups (poor < 85% patient-r..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Ms. Stacey Telianidis and Ms. Karine Fortin who assisted with data collection. Luke Perraton was a recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) postgraduate scholarship (APP1038378). Michelle Hall is supported by a Sir Randal Heymanson Research Fellowship from The University of Melbourne. Adam Bryant and Ross Clark are recipients of NHMRC Career Development Fellowships (R.D. Wright Biomedical, no. 1053521 and 1090415). AC was supported by postdoctoral funding from a European Union Seventh Framework Program (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN; 607510) and is a recipient of an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (Neil Hamilton Fairley, no. 1121173). The authors have no professional or financial affiliations that may be perceived to have biased the presentation.