As part of the “jumping” training like plyometrics, you should practice drills such as jumping off a short box and landing with your knees bent. You should also get into the habit of being crouched down whenever you pivot or turn. These drills help get your body accustomed to being in ...
Lengthening of the AB device due to cyclic loading might be a potential mode of failure of the ACL graft fixation. Therefore, when using an AB femoral fixation technique, a locked suture loop design or a careful rehabilitation protocol should be considered....
After each reconstruction, the knee was tested using the same loading protocol described above. In situ graft forces were calculated. After each reconstruction, the MRI was repeated to document the graft inclination angle and a 3D CT scan was obtained to verify tunnel position after all tests. ...
The analysis of graft behavior in reconstructed knees compared with normal and ACL-deficient knees suggests that the most horizontal tunnel performed better than the vertical tunnel, thus constraining optimally both antero-posterior and internal-external rotations. This finding suggests that femoral tunnel...
Unfortunately for me, I tore my ACL graft again after having the surgery 8 years ago. Fortunately for me, Curovate now exists! The app is super easy to use and helps you make sure you’re keeping up with your protocol, which can get monotonous and easy to forget at times. It’s cus...
Animal models have shown that exogenous testosterone aids in muscle regeneration following several types of injury, such as crush injuries, venom-induced muscle injury, muscle disuse atrophy, and injury following muscle graft surgery [7]. With testosterone, successful regeneration of healthy mouse ...
Ultimately, I opted to never go through any of them again, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I would do a cadaver graft if I had to do it again. I’ve heard aboutstem cells for partial tears. Apparently, there is some good research on this, but it is still pretty new...
Icing and elevation as per icing protocol (please see handout for full details). Manual Soft tissue treatments, gentle mobilization to posterior musculature and patella. No portal mobilizations at this time. Exercises Leg raises (30 degrees of knee bend with brace on) (lying, seated, and stand...
The human anterior cruciate ligament (hACL) and medial collateral ligament (hMCL) of the knee joint are frequently injured, especially in athletic settings. It has been known that, while injuries to the MCL typically heal with conservative treatment, ACL
we want out of quadriceps contraction at full extension. As long as you have that, I’m pretty happy with that. I’d say let’s probably still start at 90 to 40 and gradually add some linear load to that because we know at least it won’t put that much strain on the graft. ...