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<sec><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The present research has highlighted the role of preoperative kinetic physical therapy in patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Material and method</h3><p>The study took place at the <italic>Fizionova</italic> Medical Recovery Center in Târgu Mureș, for 12 weeks, between November 2020 and March 2021, on a sample of 20 subjects, aged between 21 and 45 years. The inclusion criterion was the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. The research methods were largely experimental. Statistical analysis included elements of descriptive statistics (mean, median, standard deviation) and elements of inferential statistics. The Shapiro-Wilk test was applied to determine the distribution of the analyzed data series. For the comparison of means, the t-Student test for unpaired data was applied. For the comparison of medians, the Mann-Whitney test was applied for unpaired data.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Results</h3><p>The experimental group regained its knee flexion degrees earlier than the control group following the preoperative kinetic physical treatment.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our investigation concluded that immediate postoperative recovery has significant importance on the knee’s functionality, which is much more challenging to recover in case of prolonged immobilization.</p></sec>
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IntroductionThe present research has highlighted the role of preoperative kinetic physical therapy in patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament.
Material and methodThe study took place at the Fizionova Medical Recovery Center in Târgu Mureș, for 12 weeks, between November 2020 and March 2021, on a sample of 20 subjects, aged between 21 and 45 years. The inclusion criterion was the anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. The research methods were largely experimental. Statistical analysis included elements of descriptive statistics (mean, median, standard deviation) and elements of inferential statistics. The Shapiro-Wilk test was applied to determine the distribution of the analyzed data series. For the comparison of means, the t-Student test for unpaired data was applied. For the comparison of medians, the Mann-Whitney test was applied for unpaired data.
ResultsThe experimental group regained its knee flexion degrees earlier than the control group following the preoperative kinetic physical treatment.
ConclusionOur investigation concluded that immediate postoperative recovery has significant importance on the knee’s functionality, which is much more challenging to recover in case of prolonged immobilization.

The role of preoperative kinetic physical treatment in patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament

Lecturer PhD, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Student, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal

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IntroductionThe present research has highlighted the role of preoperative kinetic physical therapy in patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate...

The role of preoperative kinetic physical treatment in patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 33 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2021-0012

Keywords
physical kinetic treatment, anterior cruciate ligament, physical therapy

© 2021 Dan Alexandru Szabo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The role of preoperative kinetic physical treatment in patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 33 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2021-0012

Keywordsphysical kinetic treatment, anterior cruciate ligament, physical therapy

© 2021 Dan Alexandru Szabo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
physical kinetic treatment, anterior cruciate ligament, physical therapy