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GK Fitzgerald, PT, PhD, OCS, is Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation and Health Sciences, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA) (kfitzger1{at}pitt.edu).
MJ Axe, MD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, First State Orthopaedics, Newark, Del
L Snyder-Mackler, PT, ScD, is Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Del
Address all correspondence to Dr Fitzgerald
Background and Purpose. Treatment techniques involving perturbations of support surfaces may induce compensatory muscle activity that could improve knee stability and increase the likelihood of returning patients to high-level physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of augmenting standard nonoperative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rehabilitation programs with a perturbation training program. Subjects. Twenty-six patients with an acute ACL injury or ruptures of ACL grafts participated in the study. Subjects had to have a unilateral ACL injury, be free of concomitant multiple ligament or meniscal damage requiring surgical repair, and pass a screening examination designed to identify patients who had the potential to return to high-level physical activity with nonoperative treatments. Subjects also had to be regular participants in level I activities (eg, soccer, football, basketball) or level II activities (eg, racquet sports, skiing, construction work). Methods. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a group that received a standard rehabilitation program (standard group) or a group that received the standard program augmented with a perturbation training program (perturbation group). Treatment outcome was determined from scores on the Knee Outcome Survey's Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADLS) and Sports Activity Scale, a global rating of knee function, scores on a series of single-limb hop tests, measurements of maximum isometric quadriceps femoris muscle force output, and the group frequency of unsuccessful rehabilitation. Unsuccessful rehabilitation was defined as the occurrence of an episode of giving way of the knee or failure to maintain the functional status of a rehabilitation candidate on retesting. Results. More subjects had unsuccessful rehabilitation in the standard group compared with the perturbation group. There was a within-group x time interaction for the ADLS, global rating of knee function, and crossover hop test scores. These scores decreased from posttraining to the 6-month follow-up for the standard group. Conclusion and Discussion. Although both the standard program and the perturbation training program may allow subjects to return to high-level physical activity, the perturbation training program appears to reduce the risk of continued episodes of giving way of the knee during athletic participation, and it allows subjects to maintain their functional status for longer periods.
Key Words: Anterior cruciate ligament • Knee • Rehabilitation
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