Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term Implications
Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a serious knee injury that annually affects approximately 4000 individuals in Norway; of which about fifty percent go through reconstructive surgery. An ACL rupture may lead to instability and poor knee function. In the long term, the injury may per...
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| author | Ingrid Eitzen Håvard Moksnes Britt Elin Øiestad May Arna Risberg |
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| description | Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a serious knee injury that annually affects approximately 4000 individuals in Norway; of which about fifty percent go through reconstructive surgery. An ACL rupture may lead to instability and poor knee function. In the long term, the injury may permanently preclude return to previous activity level and pose an increased risk for later development of knee osteoarthritis.
Today, no definite guidelines for the best treatment and rehabilitation after ACL-rupture exist; neither for non-operative treatment or rehabilitation after reconstruction. In this article we present our rehabilitation protocol for ACL injured patients treated at Hjelp24 NIMI/NAR.
Based on our own principles, we then address important aspects physiotherapists should be aware of when involved in ACL rehabilitation: Advantages and possible pitfalls related to reconstruction, expected function after rehabilitation, whether we should recommend the patient to return to his or her previous level of activity or not, and risk factors for the development of knee osteoarthritis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79ade59a7f934d45b3d86a98b18b23df2022-12-21T23:31:34ZdanNorwegian Physiotherapist AssociationFysioterapeuten0016-33840807-92772008-11-0175112228Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term ImplicationsIngrid Eitzen0Håvard Moksnes1 Britt Elin Øiestad2May Arna Risberg3Norsk forskningssenter for aktiv rehabilitering, Ullevaal universitetssykehusNorsk forskningssenter for aktiv rehabilitering, Ullevaal universitetssykehusNorsk forskningssenter for aktiv rehabilitering, Ullevaal universitetssykehusNorsk forskningssenter for aktiv rehabilitering, Ullevaal universitetssykehusRupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a serious knee injury that annually affects approximately 4000 individuals in Norway; of which about fifty percent go through reconstructive surgery. An ACL rupture may lead to instability and poor knee function. In the long term, the injury may permanently preclude return to previous activity level and pose an increased risk for later development of knee osteoarthritis. Today, no definite guidelines for the best treatment and rehabilitation after ACL-rupture exist; neither for non-operative treatment or rehabilitation after reconstruction. In this article we present our rehabilitation protocol for ACL injured patients treated at Hjelp24 NIMI/NAR. Based on our own principles, we then address important aspects physiotherapists should be aware of when involved in ACL rehabilitation: Advantages and possible pitfalls related to reconstruction, expected function after rehabilitation, whether we should recommend the patient to return to his or her previous level of activity or not, and risk factors for the development of knee osteoarthritis.https://fysioterapeuten.no/Fag-og-vitenskap/Fagartikler/Totalruptur-av-fremre-korsbaand-Funksjonstesting-rehabilitering-og-langtidsfoelgerKnee InjuriesAnterior Cruciate LigamentRehabilitationExercise TherapyPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRecovery of functionOsteoarthritisPrognosis |
| spellingShingle | Ingrid Eitzen Håvard Moksnes Britt Elin Øiestad May Arna Risberg Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term Implications Fysioterapeuten Knee Injuries Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation Exercise Therapy Physical Therapy Modalities Recovery of function Osteoarthritis Prognosis |
| title | Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term Implications |
| title_full | Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term Implications |
| title_fullStr | Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term Implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term Implications |
| title_short | Total Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Testing of Function, Rehabilitation, and Long Term Implications |
| title_sort | total rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament testing of function rehabilitation and long term implications |
| topic | Knee Injuries Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation Exercise Therapy Physical Therapy Modalities Recovery of function Osteoarthritis Prognosis |
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