Analicia L Behnke1, Lauren R Parola2, Naga Padmini Karamchedu3, Gary J Badger4, Braden C Fleming5, Jillian E Beveridge6. 1. Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: analicia_behnke@brown.edu. 2. Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: lauren_parola@brown.edu. 3. Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: naga_karamchedu@brown.edu. 4. Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA. Electronic address: gary.badger@uvm.edu. 5. Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: braden_fleming@brown.edu. 6. Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA; Cleveland Clinic Biomedical Engineering Department, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: beverij2@ccf.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The permanence of neuromuscular adaptations following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is not known. The aim of this study was to compare bilateral muscle co-contraction indices, time to peak ground reaction force, and timing of muscle onset between anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction subjects 10-15 years post reconstruction with those of matched uninjured controls during a one-leg hop landing. METHODS: Nine healthy controls and 9 reconstruction subjects were recruited. Clinical and functional knee exams were administered. Lower limb co-contraction indices, time to peak ground reaction force, and muscle onset times were measured bilaterally. Differences in clinical and functional outcomes were assessed with unpaired t-tests, and mixed model repeated measures were used to examine effects of group, limb and interaction terms in electromyography measures. FINDINGS: 89% of control knees were clinically "normal", whereas only 33% of reconstructed knees were "normal". Anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed subjects tended to achieve shorter functional hop distances but demonstrated symmetrical lower limb electromyography measures that were no different from those of controls' with the exception that biceps femoris activation was delayed bilaterally prior to ground contact but was greater during the injury risk phase of landing. INTERPRETATION: With the exception of hamstring activation, lower limb electromyography measures were largely similar between ligament-reconstructed and matched control subjects, which was in contrast to the clinical findings. This result brings into question the significance of neuromuscular function at this long-term follow-up but raises new questions regarding the role of symmetry and pre-injury risk.
BACKGROUND: The permanence of neuromuscular adaptations following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is not known. The aim of this study was to compare bilateral muscle co-contraction indices, time to peak ground reaction force, and timing of muscle onset between anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction subjects 10-15 years post reconstruction with those of matched uninjured controls during a one-leg hop landing. METHODS: Nine healthy controls and 9 reconstruction subjects were recruited. Clinical and functional knee exams were administered. Lower limb co-contraction indices, time to peak ground reaction force, and muscle onset times were measured bilaterally. Differences in clinical and functional outcomes were assessed with unpaired t-tests, and mixed model repeated measures were used to examine effects of group, limb and interaction terms in electromyography measures. FINDINGS: 89% of control knees were clinically "normal", whereas only 33% of reconstructed knees were "normal". Anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed subjects tended to achieve shorter functional hop distances but demonstrated symmetrical lower limb electromyography measures that were no different from those of controls' with the exception that biceps femoris activation was delayed bilaterally prior to ground contact but was greater during the injury risk phase of landing. INTERPRETATION: With the exception of hamstring activation, lower limb electromyography measures were largely similar between ligament-reconstructed and matched control subjects, which was in contrast to the clinical findings. This result brings into question the significance of neuromuscular function at this long-term follow-up but raises new questions regarding the role of symmetry and pre-injury risk.
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