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Evaluation Of Isokinetic Single-Leg Cycling As A Rehabilitation Exercise Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery, Randolph Hutchison, Jessica Myers, Nicholas Hayden, Lee Shearer, Kaitlin Bruneau, John D. Desjardins
Evaluation Of Isokinetic Single-Leg Cycling As A Rehabilitation Exercise Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery, Randolph Hutchison, Jessica Myers, Nicholas Hayden, Lee Shearer, Kaitlin Bruneau, John D. Desjardins
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The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured ligaments, with over 250,000 injuries per year in the United States. Previous studies have found that ACL-deficient individuals avoid use of the quadriceps in the injured limb as a means of limiting anterior movement of the tibia in the absence of a functioning ACL. From these results, a study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of isokinetic single-leg cycling in increasing quadriceps muscle recruitment and activation. Ten control and seven ACL-reconstructed subjects completed a series of 15 s cycling trials in isokinetic mode at 75 rpm, while kinematic, …