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NCT Number: NCT04071912

Isokinetic Muscular Assessment After ACL Ligamentoplasty: Study of Factors Predictive of Muscle Imbalance.

Despite advances in surgery and rehabilitation, the return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery remains a major challenge.

challenge. Among the objective criteria retained, the isokinetic muscle strength assessment is an increasingly practiced evaluation and it is recommended to carry out follow-ups at 3-4 months (intermediate) and at 6-8 months (final) after surgery. However, the factors associated with muscle imbalance are uncertain and the threshold values of the intermediate isokinetic strength test (3-4 months) are inconsistent. In a retrospective analysis, the investigators aim to assess the predictive criteria for muscle imbalance after ACL reconstruction surgery.

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About this study

The investigators aim to retrospectively studied all sports patients who had a muscle evaluation at 3-4 months and 6-8 months after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery since January 2016. The objective criterion were based on the international guidelines for muscle imbalance after ACL surgery and return to sport, as a muscle deficit of less than 20% on knee extensor muslces and less than 10% on knee flexor muscles of the operated knee (vs. healthy).

The investigators will study the predictive analysis of the intermediate muscle strength test to predict the risk of muscle imbalance on the final isokinetic muscle strength assessment. The investigators will also study the individual, injury and surgical criteria associated with muscle imbalance.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who have had an ACL reconstruction surgery (isolated or associated with other meniscal or ligamentary surgery)
  • Patient included in the sport medicine follow-up protocole with intermediate and final isokinetic muscular assessment at 3-4 months and 6-8 mnths after surgery respectively
  • Patient who received the information form

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient who did not participate in all follow-up consultations and isokinetic muscular assessments
  • Cognitive or sensory impairment making it impossible to understand the information form
  • Neurological, traumatic or osteoarticular history responsible for muscle imbalance prior to surgery

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Strength

    Time frame: ACL group: Two evaluations on both injured and healthy knees: (1) 3 months after surgery and (2) 7 months after surgery; Routine practice following guidelines

    Measurement of knee extensors and flexors peak strength (in newton.meter, Nm) on isokinetic dynamometer.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Individual characteristics

    Time frame: ACL group: Two follow-up medical consultations: (1) 3 months after surgery and (2) 7 months after surgery; Routine practice following guidelines

    Personal characteristics recorded in the medical report as age, gender, type of sport and sport level of practice and return to sport after the surgery

  2. Injury characteristics

    Time frame: ACL group: Two follow-up medical consultations: (1) 3 months after surgery and (2) 7 months after surgery; Routine practice following guidelines

    Injury characteristics recorded in the medical report as the type of injury (ACL only, ACL and meniscus, ACL with other ligament injury, recurrent ACL injury) the time before surgery, the type of rehabilitation before and after surgery

  3. Surgery characteristics

    Time frame: ACL group: Two follow-up medical consultations: (1) 3 months after surgery and (2) 7 months after surgery; Routine practice following guidelines

    Surgery characteristics recorded in the medical report as the type of surgery, the surgery duration and tourniquet time

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Caen

Other

Collaborators

  • INSERM U1075 COMETE, UNICAEN, Caen France

Registry information

Acronym: PREDICT-ACL

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
Aug 28, 2019
Registry last updated
Jul 14, 2020

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