PURPOSE: To compare gait biomechanics throughout stance phase 6 and 12 months after unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) between ACLR and contralateral limbs and compared with controls. METHODS: Vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), knee flexion angle (KFA), and internal knee extension moment (KEM) were collected bilaterally 6 and 12 months post-ACLR in 30 individuals (50% female, 22 ± 3 yr, body mass index = 23.8 ± 2.2 kg·m) and at a single time point in 30 matched uninjured controls (50% female, 22 ± 4 yr, body mass index = 23.6 ± 2.1 kg·m). Functional analyses of variance were used to evaluate the effects of limb (ACLR, contralateral, and control) and time (6 and 12 months) on biomechanical outcomes throughout stance. RESULTS: Compared with the uninjured controls, the ACLR group demonstrated bilaterally lesser vGRF (ACLR, 9% body weight [BW]; contralateral, 4%BW) during early stance and greater vGRF during midstance (ACLR, 5%BW; contralateral, 4%BW) 6 months post-ACLR. Compared to the uninjured controls, the ACLR group demonstrated bilaterally lesser vGRF (ACLR, 10%BW; contralateral, 8%BW) during early stance and greater vGRF during midstance (ACLR, 5%BW; contralateral, 5%BW) 12 months post-ACLR. Compared with controls, the ACLR limb demonstrated lesser KFA during early stance at 6 (2.3°) and 12 months post-ACLR (2.0°), and the contralateral limb demonstrated lesser KFA during early stance at 12 months post-ACLR (2.8°). Compared with controls, the ACLR limb demonstrated lesser KEM during early stance at both 6 months (0.011BW × height) and 12 months (0.007BW × height) post-ACLR, and the contralateral limb demonstrated lesser KEM during early stance only at 12 months (0.006BW × height). CONCLUSIONS: Walking biomechanics are altered bilaterally after ACLR. During the first 12 months post-ACLR, both the ACLR and contralateral limbs demonstrate biomechanical differences compared with control limbs. Differences between the contralateral and control limbs increase from 6 to 12 months post-ACLR.
PURPOSE: To compare gait biomechanics throughout stance phase 6 and 12 months after unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) between ACLR and contralateral limbs and compared with controls. METHODS: Vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), knee flexion angle (KFA), and internal knee extension moment (KEM) were collected bilaterally 6 and 12 months post-ACLR in 30 individuals (50% female, 22 ± 3 yr, body mass index = 23.8 ± 2.2 kg·m) and at a single time point in 30 matched uninjured controls (50% female, 22 ± 4 yr, body mass index = 23.6 ± 2.1 kg·m). Functional analyses of variance were used to evaluate the effects of limb (ACLR, contralateral, and control) and time (6 and 12 months) on biomechanical outcomes throughout stance. RESULTS: Compared with the uninjured controls, the ACLR group demonstrated bilaterally lesser vGRF (ACLR, 9% body weight [BW]; contralateral, 4%BW) during early stance and greater vGRF during midstance (ACLR, 5%BW; contralateral, 4%BW) 6 months post-ACLR. Compared to the uninjured controls, the ACLR group demonstrated bilaterally lesser vGRF (ACLR, 10%BW; contralateral, 8%BW) during early stance and greater vGRF during midstance (ACLR, 5%BW; contralateral, 5%BW) 12 months post-ACLR. Compared with controls, the ACLR limb demonstrated lesser KFA during early stance at 6 (2.3°) and 12 months post-ACLR (2.0°), and the contralateral limb demonstrated lesser KFA during early stance at 12 months post-ACLR (2.8°). Compared with controls, the ACLR limb demonstrated lesser KEM during early stance at both 6 months (0.011BW × height) and 12 months (0.007BW × height) post-ACLR, and the contralateral limb demonstrated lesser KEM during early stance only at 12 months (0.006BW × height). CONCLUSIONS: Walking biomechanics are altered bilaterally after ACLR. During the first 12 months post-ACLR, both the ACLR and contralateral limbs demonstrate biomechanical differences compared with control limbs. Differences between the contralateral and control limbs increase from 6 to 12 months post-ACLR.
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