Sofien Kasmi, Hassane Zouhal, Raouf Hammami, Cain Craig Truman Clark, Anthony C. Hackney, Amri Hammami, Moktar Chtara, Sabri Gaied Chortane, Fatma Zohra Ben Salah, Urs Granacher, Omar Ben Ounis
- Background: The standard method to treat physically active patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is ligament reconstruction surgery. The rehabilitation training program is very important to improve functional performance in recreational athletes following ACL reconstruction.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to compare the effects of three different training programs, eccentric training (ECC), plyometric training (PLYO), or combined eccentric and plyometric training (COMB), on dynamic balance (Y-BAL), the Lysholm Knee Scale (LKS), the return to sport index (RSI), and the leg symmetry index (LSI) for the single leg hop test for distance in elite female athletes after ACL surgery.
Materials and Methods: Fourteen weeks after rehabilitation from surgery, 40 elite female athletes (20.3 ± 3.2 years), who had undergone an ACL reconstruction, participated in a short-term (6 weeks; two times a week) training study. All participants received the same rehabilitation protocol prior to the training study. Athletes wereBackground: The standard method to treat physically active patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is ligament reconstruction surgery. The rehabilitation training program is very important to improve functional performance in recreational athletes following ACL reconstruction.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to compare the effects of three different training programs, eccentric training (ECC), plyometric training (PLYO), or combined eccentric and plyometric training (COMB), on dynamic balance (Y-BAL), the Lysholm Knee Scale (LKS), the return to sport index (RSI), and the leg symmetry index (LSI) for the single leg hop test for distance in elite female athletes after ACL surgery.
Materials and Methods: Fourteen weeks after rehabilitation from surgery, 40 elite female athletes (20.3 ± 3.2 years), who had undergone an ACL reconstruction, participated in a short-term (6 weeks; two times a week) training study. All participants received the same rehabilitation protocol prior to the training study. Athletes were randomly assigned to three experimental groups, ECC (n = 10), PLYO (n = 10), and COMB (n = 10), and to a control group (CON: n = 10). Testing was conducted before and after the 6-week training programs and included the Y-BAL, LKS, and RSI. LSI was assessed after the 6-week training programs only.
Results: Adherence rate was 100% across all groups and no training or test-related injuries were reported. No significant between-group baseline differences (pre-6-week training) were observed for any of the parameters. Significant group-by-time interactions were found for Y-BAL (p < 0.001, ES = 1.73), LKS (p < 0.001, ES = 0.76), and RSI (p < 0.001, ES = 1.39). Contrast analysis demonstrated that COMB yielded significantly greater improvements in Y-BAL, LKS, and RSI (all p < 0.001), in addition to significantly better performances in LSI (all p < 0.001), than CON, PLYO, and ECC, respectively.
Conclusion: In conclusion, combined (eccentric/plyometric) training seems to represent the most effective training method as it exerts positive effects on both stability and functional performance in the post-ACL-surgical rehabilitation period of elite female athletes.…
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MetadatenAuthor details: | Sofien KasmiORCiD, Hassane ZouhalORCiD, Raouf HammamiORCiD, Cain Craig Truman ClarkORCiD, Anthony C. HackneyORCiDGND, Amri HammamiORCiD, Moktar ChtaraORCiD, Sabri Gaied Chortane, Fatma Zohra Ben SalahORCiD, Urs GranacherORCiDGND, Omar Ben OunisORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.688385 |
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ISSN: | 1664-042X |
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Title of parent work (German): | Frontiers in physiology |
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Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation |
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Place of publishing: | Lausanne |
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Further contributing person(s): | Trevor Chung-Ching Chen, Xin Ye, Luis Peñailillo, Takumi Fukunaga |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Date of first publication: | 2021/07/02 |
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Publication year: | 2021 |
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Release date: | 2022/03/18 |
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Tag: | anterior cruciate ligament; eccentric-plyometric; functional performance; return-to-sport; stability; training |
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Volume: | 12 |
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Article number: | 688385 |
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Number of pages: | 11 |
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Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Sport- und Gesundheitswissenschaften |
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DDC classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Grantor: | Publikationsfonds der Universität Potsdam |
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Publishing method: | Open Access / Gold Open-Access |
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| DOAJ gelistet |
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License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
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External remark: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 751 |
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