eural control of knee laxity in functional tasks after an ACL reconstructio

• Conditions: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; knee ligament surgery; 10043237

• Registration Number: NL-OMON46731
• Lead Sponsor: Bewegingswetenschappen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Patients after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using an autograft hamstring tendon
Patients between 18-45 years of age
Patients between 12 and 24 months after surgery

Exclusion Criteria

Serious cartilage damage of the lower extremity
Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Osteotomy of the tibia or femur
Contralateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Other self-reported orthopedic or neurologic disorders that impair lower limb function.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameters will be:<br /><br>- The passive and active anterior tibia translation.<br /><br>- Muscle activity of the lateral and medial hamstrings, lateral and medial<br /><br>gastrocnemius, rectus femoris, medial and lateral vasti.<br /><br>- The slope of the tibia plateau. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secondary study parameters will be:<br /><br>- Sagittal knee angles<br /><br>- Sagittal knee moments<br /><br>- Ground reaction forces<br /><br>- The Beighton score, a scoring system for joint laxity and hypermobility </p><br>