Gait Rehabilitation Following an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Early Initiated Gait Rehabilitation Using the Anti-gravity Treadmill Following an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

A randomized control trial where subjects following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction will be randomized to either a control group who will receive the normal rehabilitation or an experimental group who will perform a 2-week gait rehabilitation using the anti-gravity treadmill in addition to the normal rehabilitation. The intervention will be added to the existing care received at Linkoping University Hospital 2 weeks post-surgery, while the evaluation will be performed in week 5 and 12 post-surgery using: a 3D-gait analysis (with the Qualisys software), self-reported function questionnaires and a clinical examination.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Anterior cruciate ligament injury occurred a minimum of 3 weeks prior to surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous Anterior cruciate ligament injury
• Other knee injury with restrictions that could interfere with rehabilitation
• Other injury or disease that could interfere with rehabilitation
• Inability to understand the information