(Effect Of Exercise's Therapy On Dynamic Knee Stability After ACL Reconstruction Using Two Different Surgical Techniques(A comparative study

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the functional performance profile that might occur in patients operated with bone patellar tendon bone (BPTB) or semitendionsus {ST) grafts for ACL deficient knees. Hence, knee stability and consequently patient's lower extremity performance ability could be assessed.An accelerated rehabilitation program concerning proprioceptive training exercises was applied for three months for 30 subjects then, the newly designed rating scale was applied afterwards. Scores of reconstructed knees compared with those of normal ones were taken and finally given the suitable grade. This scale differs from others as it includes many previously published variables that are affecting greatly knee dynamic stability, classifying them biomechanically and putting levels for evaluating patient's presenf functional performance which gives a prospective idea about what is needed to obtain the maximal knee stability at a long term. Results showed that most of patients obtained high scores, as there was no significant difference between both groups. As ten patients obtained "excellent" in (group A) where nine patients