Immersive virtual reality improves movement patterns in patients after ACL reconstruction: implications for enhanced criteria-based return-to-sport rehabilitation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2280-2286

  Gokeler, Alli ^a   Bisschop, Marsha ^a   Myer, Gregory D ^b   Benjaminse, Anne ^a,c   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a   van Keeken, Helco G ^a   van Raay, Jos J A M ^d   Burgerhof, Johannes G M ^a   Otten, Egbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; External focus; Knee biomechanics; Motor learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETURN TO SPORT; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETURN TO SPORT; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907900223     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-014-3374-x     Document Type: Article

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