The efficacy of continuous passive motion in the rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Die Wirksamkeit kontinuierlicher passiver Bewegung bei der Rehabilitation nach Rekonstruktion des vorderen Kreuzbandes
Autor:Rosen, Mark A.; Jackson, Douglas W.; Atwell, E. Allan
Erschienen in:The American journal of sports medicine
Veröffentlicht:20 (1992), 2, S. 122-127, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0363-5465, 1552-3365
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Erfassungsnummer:PU199502056056
Quelle:BISp

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Seventy-five patients undergoing arthroscopically-assisted anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by the same surgeon were divided into three random subgroups. All of the anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions used the middle third of the ipsilateral patellar tendon autograft. Patients undergoing meniscal repair, extraarticular procedures, or repair of other ligaments were excluded. The 75 patients were divided into subgroups to assess the benefits or disadvantages of early active motion (25 patients), continuous passive motion (25 patients), and a combination of both (25 patients) during the first 30 days after surgery. All patients were evaluated at specific intervals for 6 months after surgery. No statistically significant differences were found between the three groups. Side-to-side anterior-posterior differences, stability, and restoration of full range of motion were similar in each subgroup at each evaluated interval. In this prospective study of motion, started immediately after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, passive and active methods were shown to have identical results. A supervised active and passive motion program during the 1st month had the same results as either one used individually. Verf.-Referat