Intervention Study on the Recovery Process of Knee Muscle Strength in Patients Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructio
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury
- Registration Number
- JPRN-jRCT1032230462
- Lead Sponsor
- Kikuchi Naoya
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Patients who can give written consent
Patients with first-time or ACL re-tear injuries
Must be observable for the entire duration of the study
Patients who are not considered appropriate for the study by the investigator
Patients with complex injuries to ligaments other than the ACL
Patients with bleeding tendency or complications that may cause problems in training.
Patients who cannot undergo MRI imaging (e.g., after closed body metal implantation)
Patients who cannot be observed for the entire study period at the time of consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of musculoskeletal muscles and non-contractile tissues around the knee joint (muscle thickness, muscle brightness) using ultrasound imaging system (echo)<br>Knee isokinetic knee extension and flexion muscle strength (using BIODEX system4)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ACL Osteoarthritis Score and Ligamentization (maturity of reconstructive ligament) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)<br>Knee joint function evaluation (single leg hop test)<br>Quantitative evaluation of knee extensor and flexor muscles using surface electromyography (EM-701M2, Noraxon)<br>Subjective, patient-oriented evaluation of the knee joint; IKDC (International Knee Documentation Committee) score, KOOS (Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score), Tegner Activity Scale score, Lysholm Knee Questionnaire score