TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Effect of age and sex on anterior cruciate ligament functional tests approximately 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
JO  - Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation
A1  - Sugimoto, Dai
A1  - Milewski, Matthew D.
A1  - Williams, Kathryn A.
A1  - Coene, Ryan P.
A1  - Nunally, Kianna D.
A1  - Kocher, Mininder S.
A1  - Kramer, Dennis E.
A1  - Micheli, Lyle J.
A1  - Yen, Yi-Meng
A1  - Christino, Melissa A.
SP  - e100897
EP  - e100897
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - PURPOSE: To examine age- and sex-related differences in postoperative functional outcomes at approximately 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). <br><br>METHODS: In this study, patients who underwent primary ACLR performed a series of return-to-sport functional tests at 5 to 8 months after surgery. Functional tests included strength tests (knee extensors, knee flexors, hip abductors, and hip extensors), a balance test (Y-balance composite score), and hop tests (single, triple, crossover, and 6-m timed hop tests). Limb symmetry was calculated to compare the reconstructed limb with the uninvolved limb. A 2-way multivariate analysis of covariance was used, and effect size was calculated for data analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 176 subjects were included in this study. There were no significant interaction between age and sex on return-to-sport functional tests after ACLR. Also, no main effects of age and sex on return-to-sport functional tests were found in our data. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Age and sex do not significantly affect functional test performance after ACLR 6 months postoperatively. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective review of prospective cohort study.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2666-061X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asmr.2024.100897
ID  - ref1
ER  -