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- Title
Myofascial and Movement Tests after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
- Authors
Biały, Maciej; Kublin, Kamil; Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka, Grażyna; Gnat, Rafał
- Abstract
Functional evaluation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is one of the key points involved in decision making about the return of patients to full and unrestricted physical activity. The objective of the present study was to verify whether myofascial chain NEURAC® and Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) tests can be used to detect functional differences between the operated and the non-operated extremity in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A total of 83 young and physically active recreational athletes (mean age: 26.9 ± 9.7 years) who underwent primary single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using an autogenous semitendinosus-gracilis tendon graft were evaluated between the 3rd and the 4th month after surgery. Subjects received a similar, standardised rehabilitation programme. Two experienced raters, blinded to the objective of this study, were involved in functional outcome data collection using myofascial NEURAC® and Functional Movement Screen tests. Only two of the NEURAC® tests showed significant differences in the results between the operated and the non-operated extremity: the supine bridging (mean 2.92 vs. 3.51 points, p < 0.001) and prone bridging (mean 2.76 vs. 3.67 points, p < 0.001) tests. Additionally, the summary score of all NEURAC® tests significantly differed between extremities (mean 12.08 for the operated vs. 13.67 points for the non-operated extremity, p < 0.001). Myofascial tests (supine and prone bridging) in comparison with a battery of Functional Movement Screen tests seem to be more effective in detecting functional differences between the operated and the non-operated extremity at the early stage of recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Subjects
ANTERIOR cruciate ligament surgery; ATHLETES; MEDICAL examinations of athletes
- Publication
Journal of Human Kinetics, 2022, Vol 83, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
1640-5544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2478/hukin-2022-0052