Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, allows approximately 70% of young athletes to return to some degree of strenuous or very strenuous sporting activity, while only approximately half of patients were able to return to their pre-injury sporting activity level. Two most widely used autografts used in this surgery are bone patellar tendon bone (BPTB) graft and hamstring graft. This research article published in the Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research evaluates the comparative delay of rehabilitation process for both the process with respect to their corresponding post-surgical pain.
Apart from an unpleasant experience for the patient, immediate post-operative pain in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, can act as a barrier for static quadriceps contractions. This also hinders the optimum execution of the initial rehabilitation protocol through physiotherapy and…
