THE EFFECT OF AUTOGRAFT TYPE ON PROGRESSION OF PHASE-SPECIFIC LOADING ASYMMETRIES IN THE COUNTER-MOVEMENT JUMP FROM SIX TO NINE MONTHS POST-ACLR

Authors

Jill Costley, Sports Surgery Clinic, DublinFollow
Joshua Miles, University of Bath
Enda King, Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin
Katherine A J Daniels, Sports Surgery Clinic, DublinFollow

Category

Rehabilitation

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

Hamstring tendon (HT) and bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts are associated with different strength and jump impulse asymmetries after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The aim of this study was to evaluate graft-specific effects on changes in isokinetic strength and bilateral countermovement jump (CMJ) phase-specific impulse asymmetries during late-stage rehabilitation post-ACLR. Male athletes (n=44) with either a HT or BPTB autograft completed testing at 6 and 9 months post-surgery. Autograft type did not influence progression of isokinetic strength, eccentric deceleration or concentric impulse asymmetry. Asymmetries in concentric impulse, knee flexor strength and knee extensor strength decreased over the three-month period. Changes in strength asymmetry had little or no ability to explain changes in jump impulse asymmetry.

Recommended Citation

Costley, Jill; Miles, Joshua; King, Enda; and Daniels, Katherine A J (2020) "THE EFFECT OF AUTOGRAFT TYPE ON PROGRESSION OF PHASE-SPECIFIC LOADING ASYMMETRIES IN THE COUNTER-MOVEMENT JUMP FROM SIX TO NINE MONTHS POST-ACLR," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 38: Iss. 1, Article 184.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol38/iss1/184