| Autor: |
Abdul Halim Mokhtar, MohanaKumar Kalimuthu |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Health and Translational Medicine. 20:1-5 |
| ISSN: |
2289-392X |
| DOI: |
10.22452/jummec.vol20no1.1 |
| Popis: |
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficient knee has been subjected to various research and many conclusionshave been drawn to the loss of function in relation to it. ACL reconstruction is also very commonly done asthis ligament damage is the most common injury in sports. Muscle strength and proprioception have beenpostulated to be affected alongside this injury. We conducted a cross sectional study in 19 patients who haveruptured their ACL. We measured their muscle strength, thigh muscle bulk and proprioception in comparisonto their contralateral normal knee. The Biodex Isokinetic machine was used to measure the muscle strengthand proprioception. The thigh circumference was measured manually using a measuring tape. There wassignificant reduction of muscle strength and thigh circumference in the ACL deficient limb as compared to thenormal side, p |
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OpenAIRE |
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