Biomechanical Determinants of Different Rehabilitation Protocols for ACL Reconstruction

Assessment of Biomechanical Determinants of Rehabilitation Protocols for ACL Reconstruction on the Quality of Performance and Risk of Reinjury: Randomized Controlled Trial

Purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of the criterion rehabilitation protocol versus accelerated rehabilitation protocol on the biomechanical determinants of the quality of performance and risk of reinjury.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Amateur male athletes who underwent ACLR surgery with an autologous hamstring (HS) graft.
• Ranging in age from 18 to 35 years.
• Underwent a pre-operative rehabilitation program with minimal knee effusion, full Extension, good patellofemoral mobility
• Ability to actively control the quadriceps.

Exclusion Criteria:

• ACLR with any graft other than a hamstring graft
• ACL revision surgery
• associated medial or lateral ligamentous injuries
• previous meniscectomy or meniscal repair
• simultaneous meniscectomy or meniscus repair with the ACLR
• cartilage damage.