Relationship Between Knee-Joint Effusion and Quadriceps Strength and Activation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction
The size of the effusion after ACL injury does not influence strength or activation. However, after ACL reconstruction, effusion size does have a small influence on quadriceps activation, with a larger effusion being related to lower activation. Prior research using simulated effusions appear to overestimate the effects of effusion on quadriceps function.
Authors
- Steven A. Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6266-0184)
- Alexa K. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-4160)
- Chandramouli Krishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-7389)
- Edward M. Wojtys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3646-526X)
- Riann M. Palmieri‐Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6790-3691)
- Taylor McCollin
Institutions
- iRobot (United States) (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (ES)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Robotics Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Athletic Training
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0294.24
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15