The effect of exercise on knee function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
10.3760/cma.j.cn421666-20241206-00968
- VernacularTitle:运动康复训练对前交叉韧带重建术后患者膝关节功能的影响
- Author:
Sijia LUO
1
;
Jianqiu GONG
;
Lei WANG
;
Xuanyuan LU
;
Peiqi NI
;
Yutao YING
;
Xian SHAO
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学，杭州 310000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anterior cruciate ligaments;
Exercise-based rehabilitation;
Knee function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2025;47(6):530-533
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the effect of rehabilitative exercise on knee function after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.Methods:Fifty-eight patients with a reconstructed ACL were divided at random into a control group of 28 and an experimental group of 30. In addition to conventional basic treatment, the control group received routine orthopedic rehabilitation training, while the experimental group underwent exercise-based rehabilitation training 6 days a week for 6 weeks. Before and after the treatment, the efficacy in both groups was evaluated using Lysholm knee scoring (LKSS), numerical pain scoring (NRS), maximum knee flexion angle, and a thigh muscle atrophy index.Results:Both groups had significantly higher LKSS scores, lower NRS scores, larger maximum knee flexion angles, and increased thigh muscle atrophy indices, on average, after their treatments. Compared with the control group, the experimental group tended to have significantly higher LKSS scores, larger maximum knee flexion angles, and lower thigh muscle atrophy indices after the treatment. There was, however, no significant difference between the groups in their average NRS scores.Conclusions:Exercise-based rehabilitation training significantly improves the knee function of patients after ACL reconstruction, and its efficacy is superior to conventional orthopedic rehabilitation training.
