ââ?¬Å?Effects of specific exercise technique inQuadriceps Lag after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructionââ?¬?.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S835- Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/12/038664
- Lead Sponsor
- JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with ACL injury undergone reconstruction
ACL injury with or without meniscal injuries
Both male and female with age 18 to 50 years
Occurrence of ACL injury within 6 weeks prior to inclusion
Exclusion Criteria
Open injuries in and around knee
ACL with MCL and LCL injuries
PCL injury > grade2
Previous surgery around knee
Associated fractures
VAS > 8
ACL injuries managed conservatively
Nerve injury ( neuropraxia, axonotmesis and neurotmesis of femoral nerve)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sitting active and passive lag test(SAPLT) measured goniometer and validated using Kinovea and will be presented as QUADRICEPS LAG measured in degrees. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 0 ( baseline),2nd week,4th weeks, 8th week, 24th week period. <br/ ><br>Description : The active JROM / SAPLT at knee will be measured after each of the protocol for 2 to 5 days post operatively. Both the group will receive a tailored home exercise program; the experimental group will have self-administered TPKE in addition. The follow up will be carried out during first visit (7 to 14 days), 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 24 weeks period.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method AMI will be known from maximum voluntary contraction, by measuring EMG amplitude using surface EMG <br/ ><br>Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) <br/ ><br>Knee function measured using <br/ ><br>International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective knee form.Timepoint: 0 ( baseline),2nd week,4th weeks, 8th week, 24th week period. <br/ ><br>Description : EMG - Motor Unit Action Potential MUAP checked at 0 and 2 week. Both the group will receive a tailored home exercise program; the experimental group will have self-administered TPKE in addition. The follow up will be carried out for NPRS during first visit (7 to 14 days), 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 24 weeks period. <br/ ><br>The IKDC will be assessed at baseline (0-5days)and 8 weeks 24 weeks