Timing of Muscle Activation Is Altered During Single-Leg Landing Tasks After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at the Time of Return to Sport

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Rocchi, J.E.
Labanca, L.
Laudani, Luca
Minganti, C.
Mariani, P.P.
Macaluso, A.
Date
2018-10-29Acceptance date
2018-08-06
Type
Article
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
ISSN
1050-642X
1536-3724 (online)
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OBJECTIVES:It is well known that alterations in landing mechanics persist for years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R). Nevertheless, existing literature is controversial in reporting successful or unsuccessful recovery of prelanding muscle activation timing after ACL-R. The study aimed at comparing myoelectric and kinematic patterns during landing tasks between ACL-R and healthy subjects. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Institutional research laboratory. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION:Fifteen male athletes after ACL-R using patellar tendon and 11 using hamstrings autograft at the time of return to sport were recruited. Fifteen healthy athletes served as control group. Participants performed 4 different single-leg landing tasks arriving onto a force plate. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Electromyographic (EMG) activity of knee extensors and flexors, normalized vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), and knee angular displacement were recorded. RESULTS:In all the tasks, preimpact EMG duration was longer in ACL-R (112 ± 28 ms in the knee extensors; 200 ± 34 ms in the knee flexors) compared with healthy participants (74 ± 19 ms in the knee extensors; 153 ± 29 ms in the knee flexors; P < 0.05). Initial contact (IC) and maximum postimpact knee angle were lower in ACL-R (9 ± 7 degrees at IC; 39 ± 12 degrees at maximum flexion) compared with healthy participants (17 ± 9 degrees at IC; 52 ± 15 degrees at maximum flexion; P < 0.05). Normalized vGRF was higher in ACL-R compared with healthy participants (3.4 ± 0.5 and 2.7 ± 0.6; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:At the time of return to sport, ACL-R subjects showed altered motor control strategies of single-leg landings. These alterations may lead to uncoordinated movement, hence increasing the risk of reinjury.
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Rocchi, J.E., Labanca, L., Laudani, L., Minganti, C., Mariani, P.P. and Macaluso, A. (2018) 'Timing of Muscle Activation Is Altered During Single-Leg Landing Tasks After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at the Time of Return to Sport', Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000659
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Article published in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, available at https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000659
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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- Sport Research Groups [1088]
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