Table 1.
No. (%) |
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Characteristic |
Entire Cohort (n = 30) |
Subgroup (n = 22) |
Sex, No. (%) females | 21 (70) | 16 (73) |
Graft type, No. (%) patellar tendon autograft | 14 (47) | 11 (50) |
Concomitant meniscal surgery | 17 (56.7) | 12 (55) |
Mean ± SD |
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Age, y | 20.43 ± 2.91 | 20.32 ± 3.0 |
Height, cm | 172.70 ± 10.81 | 171.77 ± 10.27 |
Mass, kg | 73.16 ± 16.10 | 73.24 ± 15.27 |
Body mass index | 24.42 ± 4.25 | 24.73 ± 4.33 |
Months since ACLR (range) | 47.83 ± 26.97 (6–118) | 47.27 ± 29.32 (6–118) |
International Knee Documentation Committee score | 86.49 ± 9.51 | 87.53 ± 7.75 |
Tegner Scale score | 7.47 ± 1.33 | 7.64 ± 1.40 |
Baseline vGRF outcomes | ||
ACLR-limb vGRF, % BW | 1.11 ± 0.06 | 1.09 ± 0.04 |
Contralateral-limb vGRF, % BW | 1.12 ± 0.06 | 1.10 ± 0.04 |
vGRF Limb symmetry index, % | 98.72 ± 2.62 | 98.66 ± 2.86 |
Loading-condition change in ACLR-limb peak vGRF, % | ||
Control | 1.35 ± 2.37 | 1.41 ± 1.99 |
Symmetric | 1.31 ± 3.77 | 0.55 ± 2.57 |
High | 5.04 ± 2.33 | 4.56 ± 2.31 |
Low | −2.31 ± 2.28 | −2.33 ± 2.43 |
Loading-condition change in contralateral-limb peak vGRF, % | ||
Control | 1.56 ± 2.49 | 1.79 ± 2.60 |
Symmetric | 1.23 ± 4.42 | 0.19 ± 2.44 |
High | 5.20 ± 3.18 | 5.06 ± 3.50 |
Low | −1.81 ± 3.43 | −1.79 ± 3.95 |
Loading-condition average strides/min | ||
Control | 54.93 ± 3.29 | 54.86 ± 3.28 |
Symmetric | 55.93 ± 4.18 | 55.95 ± 3.99 |
High | 55.67 ± 4.20 | 55.59 ± 3.58 |
Low | 55.67 ± 5.08 | 54.54 ± 5.23 |
Abbreviations: % BW, percentage of body weight; ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
The percentage change in peak vGRF was calculated as the percentage change score from baseline (peak vGRF during the final minute of the loading condition/baseline peak vGRF] * 100).