Quadriceps muscle strength at 2 years following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is associated with tibiofemoral joint cartilage volume

A Hipsley; M Hall; DJ Saxby; KL Bennell; X Wang; AL Bryant

Journal article

Quadriceps muscle strength at 2 years following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is associated with tibiofemoral joint cartilage volume

A Hipsley, M Hall, DJ Saxby, KL Bennell, X Wang, AL Bryant

Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy | SPRINGER | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1007/s00167-021-06853-9

Abstract

Purpose: Quadriceps strength deficits following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are linked to altered lower extremity biomechanics, tibiofemoral joint (TFJ) space narrowing and cartilage composition changes. It is unknown, however, if quadriceps strength is associated with cartilage volume in the early years following ACLR prior to the onset of posttraumatic osteoarthritis (OA) development. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between quadriceps muscle strength (peak and across the functional range of knee flexion) and cartilage volume at ~ 2 years following ACLR and determine the influence of concomitant meniscal pathology. Methods: The ..

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Michelle Hall Author

Kim Bennell Author

Adam Bryant Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, project grant #628850). The funding source had no role in the: study design; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; and in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.