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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)"”.
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Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction
Background: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) ruptures are common but the ideal timing for ACL reconstruction following injury is unclear. Objectives: To determine if there is a relationship between timing from ACL rupture to surgery and clinical, functional and patient-reported outcomes. To explore …
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Functional tasks before and after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction : are there mechanical differences?
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a major cause of significant time loss to sports participation, as well as reportedly leading to an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA). Knee instability and functional adaptations are likely to occur following injury to the ACL, despite many …
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Cross-education and neuromuscular factors relating to the prevention and rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injuries
… to their potential use in the rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. No cross-education research to date has incorporated functional interventions or output measures and only one ACL rehabilitation study has investigated the potential effects of cross-education. Methods: …
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Proteoglycan genes and anterior cruciate ligament injury susceptibility
… gene, have previously been associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury susceptibility, specifically in females. Proteoglycans have also been implicated in having important functions in fibrillogenesis and maintaining the structural integrity of ligaments. Moreover, their content …
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Design and Implementation of a Pivot Shift Prototype for Quantitative Analysis
… device intended to help in the diagnosis of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament(ACL) knee injury. The prototype consists of an embedded system integrated with various sensors including accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide force, orientation, and acceleration measurement. The prototype has been …
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The effects of osteoarthritis, acute voluntary inactivity and injury on skeletal muscle function, Na+, K+ -ATPase content and isoform abundance
… in humans. Knee osteoarthritis, aging, and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury adversely affects muscle mass, strength, and can lead to a reduction in physical activity. The detrimental functional effects seen in osteoarthritis and ACL injury may be partially attributable to physical …
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Design of a novel anterior cruciate ligament prosthesis
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are extremely common (approximately 100,000 every year in the US) and result in greatly reduced mobility; although several surgical procedures have been devised to address this condition, they are far from being completely satisfactory. The golden …
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Factors affecting perceived exertion and task duration during intermittent isometric fatiguing exercise and their implications for rehabilitation following knee surgery
… This concept has not been examined in an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed population where the consequences of injury and surgery may provide a substantive perturbation to perceptual capabilities. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) have previously been shown to enable …
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Investigation of selected collagen genes in exercise-related musculoskeletal soft tissue phenotypes
… with (1) chronic Achilles tendinopathy, (2) Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) ruptures in females, (3) endurance running performance and (4) range of motion (ROM). Since this gene encodes for an important structural component of the collagen fibril it has been hypothesised that variants within …
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Changes in Neuromuscular Performance Throughout the Menstrual Cycle in Physically Active Females
… an excess of $1 billion is spent annually on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair surgeries/rehabilitation programs in varsity female sports. Research has indicated that female athletes may be 2 to 10 times more likely to sustain an ACL tear than their male counterparts. Objective: The …
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Factors Affecting Anterior Knee Pain in Post-ACLR Comparing Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Tendon Autografts
<p>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are frequent athletic and non-athletic injuries that impact a person's functional and athletic capability. ACL injuries generally require surgical reconstruction. The most popular graft types include patellar tendon (PT) and hamstring tendon (HT) …
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Differences in transverse knee moment in healthy, ACL-deficient, and ACL-reconstructed patients during standing target matching
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a common injury affecting nearly 250,000 Americans a year (Boden et al. 2000). Reconstructive surgery costs add up to approximately $1.5 billion annually not including initial evaluation or post-operative rehabilitation (Boden et al. 2000). The anterior …
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Mechanical injury and inflammatory cytokines affect cartilage integrity and tissue homeostasis : a mass spectrometric analysis of proteins with relevance to arthritis
… injury. Joint injuries, including tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus, increase the risk for the development of OA and involve both mechanical damage to cartilage, meniscus and synovial tissues, and tissue degradation associated with cytokine-induced inflammation. While …
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Turning and Turbulence: A Comparative Study of Agility and Fluid Mechanics in Men’s and Women’s Soccer
… underrepresented in research and experience anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears two to eight times more frequently than their male counterparts [1]. These injuries are often associated with high-torsion movements at the knee, such as quick change-of-direction maneuvers in soccer [2]. To …
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COMPARISON OF CLINICAL VERSUS MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS IN DETECTING LOWER LIMB ASYMMETRIES ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND ACL INJURY
… lower limb asymmetries associated with second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.<strong> Background: </strong>Knee extension moment (KExtM) asymmetry is predictive of second ACL injury. Evaluation of clinical return to sport tests to assess and classify asymmetry is needed. …
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In vivo Knee Kinematics and Cartilage Recovery of Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
<p>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common knee injuries. Unfortunately, the prevention programs have not significantly reduced these traumatic injuries, and debilitating repercussions (i.e. pain, meniscal degeneration, post-traumatic osteoarthritis) occur even after …
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Whole exome sequencing: a customised approach to exploring the genetic basis of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries
… such as chronic Achilles tendinopathy (AT) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures. Genetic risk modifiers have primarily been identified using a hypothesis driven candidate gene approach. However, the ability to identify all risk-conferring variants using this approach alone is limited. …
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury, Patient Variables, Outcomes and Knee Osteoarthritis
The ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) leads to immediate symptoms that severely affect the individual and receives great attention among the scientific community, yet there is still no consensus on the optional form of treatment. An ACL injury is also a well known high risk factor for the …
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Design and Analysis of a Collagenous Anterior Cruciate Ligament Replacement
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) contributes to normal knee function, but it is commonly injured and has poor healing capabilities. Of the current treatments available for ACL reconstruction, none replicate the long-term mechanical properties of the ACL. It was hypothesized that …
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Localizing longitudinal changes in volumetric bone mineral density after acute knee injury using voxel-based morphometry
… such as patients who have sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, provides a unique opportunity to investigate early disease mechanisms. Early joint changes after an ACL injury often manifest in the peri-articular bone, which can be accurately captured using X-ray-based …
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