The effect of a strength training program on the functional performance of patients with cruciate ligament injury

• Treatment of old cruciate injuries is aimed at elimination of functional instability, for example, the giving way of the knee. The feeling of giving way is the major feature of the disability that follows anterior cruciate injury. There are two approaches to treatment. One is to eliminate the static instability by means of extra- or intra-articular reconstruction. The other is to train compensatory functions such as muscle strength. Very little is known about the effect of a strength training programme not aimed at eliminating static instability in the affected knee. Many surgeons maintain that strength training is effective in some patients, but few have presented any substantial evidence. Noyes and associates recently showed that about 30% of patients with anterior cruciate injury will respond favourably to a rehabilitation programme and modification of activity.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Ortopedi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Orthopaedics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Strength Training

Quadriceps Strength

Strength Training Programme

Hamstring Strength

Improve Knee Function

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