Muscle strength and functional performance is markedly impaired at the recommended time point for sport return after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in recreational athletes

Human Movement Science

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-87

  Larsen, Jesper Bie ^a,c   Farup, Jean ^a   Lind, Martin ^b   Dalgas, Ulrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2220; 2221; 2330; 3720; Control group; Eccentric; Isometric and concentric muscle strength; Rate of force development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE EXTENSOR; KNEE FLEXOR; KNEE FUNCTION; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL ATHLETE; SPORT; TIME; TIME POINT OF RECOMMENDED SPORT RETURN; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GAIT; INJURIES; KNEE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911940128     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.10.008     Document Type: Article

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