Comparison of Postural Control Between Female Athletes with and without Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction During Single-Leg Landing

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Corrective Exercise & Sport Injury, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Corrective Exercise & Sport Injury, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Sports Biomechanic, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aims:
This study aimed to compare the postural control between female athletes with and without ACL reconstruction during a single-leg landing maneuver.
Materials and Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, twenty female athletes (10 healthy (without history of knee injuries or surgery): age=20.89±0.21 years, height=164.81±0.69 cm, weight=62.80±0.92 kg, and 10 ACLR: age=21.57±0.41 years, height=165.48±0.37 cm, weight=61.56±0.76 kg) performed a single-leg landing on a 30-centimeter platform on the center of the force plate (40×60 Bertec) and held their balance for 20 seconds. The data analysis was performed by SPSS version 25. Independent t-tests were used to examine possible between-group differences at the significance level of 95% (P ≤ 0.05).
Results:
The results of the study showed that the mean of postural control index (Confidence Ellipse Area) in the control group was higher than in the ACLR group. In other words, the mean of postural control index was 68.47 cm2 in the healthy group and 60.08 cm2 in the ACLR group.
Conclusion:
Although the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament restores its mechanical role, it is not very successful in restoring sensory function; And this factor may lead to poor postural control, lack of sense of joint position, and finally secondary injury of the anterior cruciate ligament.

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