A Systematic Review of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation –Part II: Open Versus Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Accelerated Rehabilitation, and Miscellaneous Topics

Rick W. Wright; Emily Preston; Braden C. Fleming; Annunziato Amendola; Jack T. Andrish; John A. Bergfeld; Warren R. Dunn; Chris Kaeding; John E. Kuhn; Robert G. Marx; Eric C. McCarty; Richard C. Parker; Kurt P. Spindler; Michelle Wolcott; Brian R. Wolf; Glenn N. Williams

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1247823

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J Knee Surg 2008; 21(3): 225-234
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247823

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A Systematic Review of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation – Part II: Open Versus Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Accelerated Rehabilitation, and Miscellaneous Topics

Rick W. Wright¹ , Emily Preston² , Braden C. Fleming³ , Annunziato Amendola⁴ , Jack T. Andrish⁵ , John A. Bergfeld⁵ , Warren R. Dunn² , Chris Kaeding⁶ , John E. Kuhn² , Robert G. Marx⁷ , Eric C. McCarty⁸ , Richard C. Parker⁵ , Kurt P. Spindler² , Michelle Wolcott⁸ , Brian R. Wolf⁴ , Glenn N. Williams⁴

¹The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Mo
²The Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center, Nashville, Tenn
³The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
⁴The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
⁵The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
⁶The Ohio State Sports Medicine Center, Columbus, Ohio
⁷The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
⁸The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colo

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14 January 2010 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a common surgical knee procedure that requires intensive postoperative rehabilitation by the patient. A variety of randomized controlled trials have investigated aspects of ACL reconstruction rehabilitation. A systematic review of English language level 1 and 2 studies identified 54 appropriate randomized controlled trials of ACL rehabilitation. This part of the article discusses open versus closed kinetic chain exercises, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, accelerated rehabilitation, and miscellaneous topics.