Neuromuscular function of the knee joint following knee injuries: does it ever get back to normal? A systematic review with meta-analyses

B Tayfur, C Charuphongsa, D Morrissey, SC Miller - Sports medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Neuromuscular deficits are common following knee injuries and may contribute
to early-onset post-traumatic osteoarthritis, likely mediated through quadriceps dysfunction …

Current trends in the anterior cruciate ligament part II: evaluation, surgical technique, prevention, and rehabilitation

V Musahl, ID Engler, EM Nazzal… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical evaluation and management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the
most widely researched topics in orthopedic sports medicine, giving providers ample data …

Quadriceps activation following knee injuries: a systematic review

JM Hart, B Pietrosimone, J Hertel… - Journal of athletic …, 2010 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context: Arthrogenic muscle inhibition is an important underlying factor in persistent
quadriceps muscle weakness after knee injury or surgery. Objective: To determine the …

Preoperative quadriceps strength is a significant predictor of knee function two years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

I Eitzen, I Holm, MA Risberg - British journal of sports medicine, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To identify preoperative predictive factors for knee function two years after
reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The main hypothesis was that …

Establishing outcome measures in early knee osteoarthritis

CA Emery, JL Whittaker, A Mahmoudian… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The classification and monitoring of individuals with early knee osteoarthritis (OA) are
important considerations for the design and evaluation of therapeutic interventions and …

Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

GV Kamath, JC Redfern, PE Greis… - The American journal …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Revision reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) introduces several diagnostic
and technical challenges in comparison with primary ACL reconstruction. With the …

Arthrogenic muscle inhibition following anterior cruciate ligament injury

B Pietrosimone, AS Lepley… - Journal of Sport …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) is a common impairment in individuals who sustain an
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The AMI causes decreased muscle activation, which …

A progressive 5-week exercise therapy program leads to significant improvement in knee function early after anterior cruciate ligament injury

I Eitzen, H Moksnes, L Snyder-Mackler… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2010 - jospt.org
Study Design Prospective cohort study without a control group. Objectives Firstly, to present
our 5-week progressive exercise therapy program in the early stage after anterior cruciate …

Anterior cruciate ligament deficiency causes brain plasticity: a functional MRI study

E Kapreli, S Athanasopoulos, J Gliatis… - … American journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The mechanoreceptors located in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) constitute an
afferent source of information toward the central nervous system. It has been proposed that …

Neuromuscular activation in conventional therapeutic exercises and heavy resistance exercises: implications for rehabilitation

LL Andersen, SP Magnusson, M Nielsen… - Physical …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. Central activation failure and muscular atrophy are
common after knee joint injury. Thus, exercises that aim to stimulate muscular hypertrophy …