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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
Volume 42, Issue 7, Pages 601-614Publisher
J O S P T
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.3871
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ACL; graft; surgery
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [R01 AR048212] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [R37 HD037985] Funding Source: Medline
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The management of patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction should be evidence based. Since our original published guidelines in 1996, successful outcomes have been consistently achieved with the rehabilitation principles of early weight bearing, using a combination of weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing exercise focused on quadriceps and lower extremity strength, and meeting specific objective requirements for return to activity. As rehabilitative evidence and surgical technology and procedures have progressed, the original guidelines should be revisited to ensure that the most up-to-date evidence is guiding rehabilitative care. Emerging evidence on rehabilitative interventions and advancements in concomitant surgeries, including those addressing chondral and meniscal injuries, continues to grow and greatly affect the rehabilitative care of patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The aim of this article is to update previously published rehabilitation guidelines, using the most recent research to reflect the most current evidence for management of patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. The focus will be on current concepts in rehabilitation interventions and modifications needed for concomitant surgery and pathology.
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