Antecedent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery and optimal duration of supervised physiotherapy.

Antecedent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery and optimal duration of supervised physiotherapy. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2014 Dec 29; Authors: Darain H, Alkitani A, Yates C, Bailey A, Roberts SN, Coutts F, Gleeson N Abstract A 22-year-old patient undergoing unilateral surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the right knee volunteered for the research project and followed an established contemporary hospital-based rehabilitation programme. The patient was supervised post-surgically by an experienced and clinically specialized physiotherapist. The clinical outcomes of rehabilitation were assessed by the selected validated patient-reported and objectively-measured outcomes of functional performance capability on four different occasions (pre-surgery, 6<formula>^{th}</formula>, 12<formula>^{th}</formula> and 24<formula>^{th}</formula> weeks post-surgery). The patient scored 30, 56, 60 and 85 on IKDC (maximum score, 100); 46, 53, 90 and 91 on Lysholm (maximum score, 100); 141, 73, 128 and 175 on K-SES (maximum score, 220); 17, 12, 6 and 6 on the symptom subsection of KOOS (maximum score, 28); 7, 7, 5 and 5 on the pain subsection (maximum score, 36); 1, 0, 3 and 1 on the daily function subsection (maximum score, 68); 0, 0, 5 and 5 on the sport and recreation function subsection (maximum score, 20); 13, 11, 15 and 13 on the quality of life subsection (maximum...
Source: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil Source Type: research