title: A systematic review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: part II: open versus closed kinetic chain exercises, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, accelerated rehabilitation, and miscellaneous topics.
abstract: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a common surgical knee procedure that requires intensive postoperative rehabilitation by the patient. A variety of randomized controlled trials have investigated aspects of ACL reconstruction rehabilitation. A systematic review of English language level 1 and 2 studies identified 54 appropriate randomized controlled trials of ACL rehabilitation. This part of the article discusses open versus closed kinetic chain exercises, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, accelerated rehabilitation, and miscellaneous topics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Rick W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Preston
authors.forename: Braden C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Annunziato
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amendola
authors.forename: Jack T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Andrish
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bergfeld
authors.forename: Warren R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaeding
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: McCarty
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Kurt P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Spindler
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Glenn N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures