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Table 1.

Review with systematized search of the literature.

	Brace in extension	Weight-bearing	ROM	OKC	CKC	Hamstrings
Fanelli et al (1994)⁽²⁷⁾	6^th week	Tolerance	0-90° without time period	0-70°	X	X

Irrgang & Fitzgerald (2000)⁽²⁵⁾	6^th to 8^th week	Tolerance	0-90° for 6 to 8 weeks	60°, 1^st to 3^rd week	45°, 4^th to 6^th week	Avoid, without defined date

Stähelin et al (2001)⁽¹⁵⁾	6^th week	Tolerance	0-90°	X	X	X

Allen et al (2002)⁽²⁸⁾	4^th week	Tolerance	X	X	4^th to 6^th week	16^th week

Margheritini (2002)⁽¹⁸⁾	6^th week	Partial until 6^th or 8^th week	Progressive and slow	X	6^th to 8^th week	Avoid, but without defined date

Bottoni & Parr (2003)⁽¹¹⁾	Release after achieving good quadriceps control	Progressive after 8^th week	0 to 70° from 4 to 6 weeks	X	X	X

Noyes et al (2003)⁽¹⁶⁾	6^th week	Partial initially and full after 6^th week	3°-0°-120°	X	0-70°	8^th week

Wang et al (2003)⁽⁸⁾	6^th week	Tolerance	Not specified	X	X	6^th week

Chen et al (2003)⁽⁷⁾	6^th week	Tolerance	0-60° up to 6^th week and 0-90° up to 8^th week	X	6^th week	X

Faustino (2003)⁽¹⁷⁾	6^th week	Tolerance	Without stipulated limit	X	12^th week

MacGillivray et al (2006)⁽¹²⁾	4^th week	Partial	0 to 90°	X	X	X

Fanelli et al (2010)⁽²¹⁾	4^th to 6^th week	Without loading until 6^th, partial from 7^th to 10^th and full in 11^th week	3^rd to 6^th week without stipulated ROM	X	X	X

Fanelli (2008)⁽³⁾	3^rd to 6^th week	Without loading until 6^th, partial from 7^th to 9^th and full in 10^th week	Progressive start in 4^th week	0-45° in 11^th week	0-45° in 11^th week	Start in 24^th week

McAllister & Hussain (2010)⁽²⁰⁾	3^rd week	Without loading until 3^rd-6^th, partial between 3^rd and 6^th and full in 6^th week	Start between 3^rd and 6^th weeks	X	X	X

Quelard et al (2010)⁽¹⁹⁾	6^th week	Without loading until 10^th day, partial between 11^th day and 6^th week and full after 6^th week	0-60° until 6^th week, 0-95° until 8^th week and 0-120° after 8^th week	2^nd week	6^th week 0-60°	16^th week

Fanelli et al (2010)⁽²¹⁾	5^th week	Without loading until 5^th week, partial until 10^th week and full after 10^th week	5^th to 10^th weeks	X	11^th week	X

Edson et al (2010)⁽²²⁾	5^th week	Without loading until 5^th week, partial until 10^th week and full after 10^th week	5^th to 10^th weeks	After 5^th week	After 10^th week 0-60°	24^th week