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Outcomes Based on Surgery and Rehabilitation

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The ability to assess outcomes during and after ACL reconstruction continues to be an advancing field of study as efforts to improve the surgical and rehabilitation parameters evolve. Knee laxity is a specific component that is often used to determine the quality of the ligament reconstruction. Currently, the technology to measure knee laxity includes intraoperative navigational systems; portable devices such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and image analysis software; dynamic roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis (radiostereometry); and full-body motion analysis systems. These devices provide objective data in terms of the kinematics of the knee following an ACL reconstruction under controlled testing environments. In combination with refinements in the analysis of surgical techniques and surgical outcomes, guidelines in terms of rehabilitation protocols in the ACL-reconstructed patient are essential to allow the injured athlete to progress effectively towards the goal of safe return to full function.

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    Stefano Zaffagnini, Nicola Lopomo & Cecilia Signorelli

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA

    Tom Chao & Richard Joreitz

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Volker Musahl

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Zaffagnini, S., Chao, T., Joreitz, R., Lopomo, N., Signorelli, C., Musahl, V. (2017). Outcomes Based on Surgery and Rehabilitation. In: Musahl, V., Karlsson, J., Kuroda, R., Zaffagnini, S. (eds) Rotatory Knee Instability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32070-0_42

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