Abstract

The pathogenesis of acute capsuloligamentous lesions of the knee and the neurophysiological principles underlying functional reeducation in operated and unoperated cases are discussed. A cycle of exercises to be performed in non weight bearing conditions is then presented. Reeducation begins with functional recovery of the quadriceps, particularly the vastus medialis obliquus belly; only after this has demonstrably recovered to a satisfactory extent does target reeducation of the knee rotatory muscles begin. Special attention is paid to medial rotatory muscles in capsuloligamentous lesions of the medialcompartment and to lateral rotatory muscles in lesions of the external compartment. Stress is laid on the fact that reeducation of the rotatory muscles should always be associated with proprioceptive gymnastics of the tibiotarsal joint. The paper closes with a presentation of the advantages of the method. Verf.-Referat