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Functional asymmetries after 6 months of ACL reconstruction: a cross‐sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorNuno, Sérgio Loureiro
dc.contributor.authorRomero‐Morales, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorLópez‐López, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorLosa‐Iglesias, Marta Elena
dc.contributor.authorBecerro‐de‐Bengoa‐Vallejo, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorGómez‐Salgado, Juan
dc.contributor.authorGuerra, João
dc.contributor.authorSaavedra‐García, Miguel Ángel
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-29T13:55:14Z
dc.date.available2025-08-29T13:55:14Z
dc.date.issued2025-07
dc.description.abstractFunctional tests commonly assess athletes' readiness to return to sports after knee surgery. Despite this, there are still more studies on clinical and patient-reported outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine differences and combinations of various functional performances within and between athletes 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) for the first time (ACLR-I group), versus second ACL injury on the same knee (ACLR-II group), versus ACLR procedures on both legs (ACLR-III group). A total of 88 patients with ACLR performed single-leg hop (maximum forward distance hop, SLH; side hop > 40 cm in 30 s, SH), Functional Movement Screen (FMS), and dynamic postural balance (Y Balance Test - YBT). Data were recorded during return-to-sport testing (6 months post-surgery). For each variable, a mixed-model analysis of variance, with a between-subjects factor of group (primary ACL injury, recurrent ACL injury, and bilateral ACL injury) and a within-subjects factor of limb (involved, uninvolved), was conducted. Differences between the groups were found in different degrees of inter-limb asymmetry in the single-leg hop (p < 0.001) and side hop test (p < 0.02). There was a main effect of limb for the anterior and posteromedial YBT distances, and the single-leg hop and side hop test distances (p ≤ 0.04). For each variable, performance was worse for the involved limb compared to the uninvolved limb. Individuals after recurrent ACLR showed greater functional asymmetries at 6 months of treatment. Jumping tests detected greater performance deficits compared to YBT and FMS.eng
dc.identifier.citationNuno SL, Romero-Morales C, López-López D, Losa-Iglesias ME, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R, Gómez-Salgado J, et al. Functional asymmetries after 6 months of ACL reconstruction: a cross-sectional study. Int Wound J. 2025;22(7):e70715.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/iwj.70715
dc.identifier.issn1742-4801
dc.identifier.issn1742-481X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/22063
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/iwj.70715
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Wound Journal
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPhysiotherapy
dc.subjectRehabilitation
dc.subjectAnterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
dc.subjectAthletic performance
dc.subjectKnee injury
dc.subjectSports injury
dc.titleFunctional asymmetries after 6 months of ACL reconstruction: a cross‐sectional studyeng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue7
oaire.citation.startPagee70715
oaire.citation.titleInternational Wound Journal
oaire.citation.volume22
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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