Table 1.
Summary of tests and measures taken during various times following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.a
| Pretraining | Training | Post-training | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructs | Variables (Instruments/Measures) | 3 Days Before ACL-R | 3 Weeks After ACL-R | 3-15 Weeks After ACL-R | 15 Weeks After ACL-R | 26 Weeks After ACL-R | 52 Weeks After ACL-R |
| Safety | Knee stability (KT-1000) | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Knee effusion (joint circumference) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Knee pain (VAS) | √ | √ | √ | ||||
| Thigh pain (VAS) | √ | √ | √ | ||||
| Muscle size | Muscle volume (MRI) | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Muscle function | Strength (isokinetic peak torque) | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Performance | Hopping ability (distance hopped) | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Self-report (questionnaires) | Disability (ADLS-KOS) | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| General health (SF-36) | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Activity level (Tegner) | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Overall ACL-R outcome | Disease specific measure (Lysholm) | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Disease specific measure (IKDC) | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
a
ACL-R, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; VAS, visual analogue scale; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ADLS-KOS, Activities of Daily Living Scale of the Knee Outcome Survey; SF-36, Medical Outcomes General Health Survey (SF-36); IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee.