Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

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Rehabilitation of the postoperative knee following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has evolved and improved significantly over the past decade. We experienced two different methods of rehabilitation, and compared the post-operative course following each method.Twenty-seven patients who underwent ACL reconstruction at our institute without other ligamentous injuries were used for this study. We divided these patients into two groups dependant upon postoperative rehabilitation, (fixation group: 10, early motion group: 18). In the fixation group, the knee was immobilized for 2 weeks postoperatively. In the early motion group, a continuous passive motion machine was used after 3 days immobilization.In the early motion group, the angle of knee extension was significantly different from that in the fixation group (p. 0.4 and 8 week. p<0.05). Lachman test was negative in all cases.Early motion rehabilition following ACL reconstruction was considered to be useful and safe.
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