title: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) autograft reconstruction with hamstring tendons: clinical research among three rehabilitation procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effects of the three rehabilitation procedures following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) autograft reconstruction with hamstring tendons.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational and retrospective case-controlled series.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Department of Sports Medicine, Shenzhen Second People Hospital, Shenzhen, PR China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-five patients who were made to undergo ACL reconstructions by using quadrupled semitendinosus and gracilis tendons were divided into three groups: accelerated rehabilitation procedures group, aggressive rehabilitation procedures group, and self-made rehabilitation procedures group.
  
  
  METHODS
  The knee range of motion, thigh perimeter, IKDC score, and bone tunnel diameter in 3D-CT films were evaluated 3 and 6 months and 1 year later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The knee range of motion and thigh perimeter of group A were higher than those of group B and group C at 3, 6, and 12 months. IKDC scores of group C were better than those of groups A and B. The bone tunnel widening with group B was larger than that with groups A and C, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early rehabilitation is beneficial for restoration of knee function after ACL reconstruction. Moderate procedure is better than accelerated procedure.
authors: Department of Sports Medical, Shenzhen Second People Hospital, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518000, People's Republic of China.
authors: Weimin
authors: W
authors: Zhu
authors: Daping
authors: D
authors: Wang
authors: Yun
authors: Y
authors: Han
authors: Na
authors: N
authors: Zhang
authors: Yanjun
authors: Y
authors: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D059549:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D064592:Autografts; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D013848:Thigh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016474:Weight-Bearing; D055815:Young Adult