Harvi F Hart1, Adam G Culvenor2, Ali Guermazi3, Kay M Crossley4. 1. Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collaborative Training Program in Musculoskeletal Health Research, Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, Ontario, Canada; La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. 2. La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. 3. Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA. 4. La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: k.crossley@latrobe.edu.au.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether knee confidence, fear of movement, psychological readiness to return-to-sport or pain are associated with patient-reported and performance-based function and return to pivoting sport in individuals one-year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University-laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: 118 individuals one-year post-ACLR. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The KOOS-sport/recreation and IKDC and three hopping tasks were used to assess patient-reported and performance-based function, respectively. Questions regarding return to pivoting sport assessed return-to-sport status. Fear of movement (Tampa Scale), knee confidence (an item from KOOS, Visual Analogue Scale-VAS confidence during hopping tasks), knee pain (KOOS-pain, VAS pain during hopping tasks) and psychological readiness to return-to-sport (ACL-RSI) were also assessed. RESULTS: Worse fear of movement (p = 0.019), KOOS-pain (p < 0.001), ACL-RSI (p < 0.001), task-specific knee confidence and pain were associated with poorer patient-reported function. Worse task-specific knee confidence (p < 0.001) and pain (p < 0006) and ACL-RSI (p < 0.016) were associated with poorer performance-based function. Higher ACL-RSI scores were associated with higher odds of returning to pivoting sport one-year post-ACLR (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Individual's fear of movement, knee confidence, psychological readiness to return-to-sport and pain are related to function. Evaluating and considering knee confidence, fear of movement, and psychological readiness should be an important part of comprehensive post-ACLR rehabilitation.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether knee confidence, fear of movement, psychological readiness to return-to-sport or pain are associated with patient-reported and performance-based function and return to pivoting sport in individuals one-year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University-laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: 118 individuals one-year post-ACLR. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The KOOS-sport/recreation and IKDC and three hopping tasks were used to assess patient-reported and performance-based function, respectively. Questions regarding return to pivoting sport assessed return-to-sport status. Fear of movement (Tampa Scale), knee confidence (an item from KOOS, Visual Analogue Scale-VAS confidence during hopping tasks), knee pain (KOOS-pain, VAS pain during hopping tasks) and psychological readiness to return-to-sport (ACL-RSI) were also assessed. RESULTS: Worse fear of movement (p = 0.019), KOOS-pain (p < 0.001), ACL-RSI (p < 0.001), task-specific knee confidence and pain were associated with poorer patient-reported function. Worse task-specific knee confidence (p < 0.001) and pain (p < 0006) and ACL-RSI (p < 0.016) were associated with poorer performance-based function. Higher ACL-RSI scores were associated with higher odds of returning to pivoting sport one-year post-ACLR (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Individual's fear of movement, knee confidence, psychological readiness to return-to-sport and pain are related to function. Evaluating and considering knee confidence, fear of movement, and psychological readiness should be an important part of comprehensive post-ACLR rehabilitation.
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