Physiotherapy in the physical and sport readaptation process by using gym training with a patient after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A clinical case

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture has a big incidence in athletes; the surgical procedures is vital for the restoration of its function, but without post-surgical physical therapy, the surgery will not fulfill the expectations. This article discusses the case of a female patient, a 28-year-ol...

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Autores: Cortés González, Raúl Ernesto, Ravelo Izquierdo, Mauricio Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Entreciencias: diálogos en la sociedad del conocimiento
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/62140
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/entreciencias/article/view/62140
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Post-surgical physiotherapy
ACL
Sports readaptation
Soccer.
Fisioterapia posquirúrgica
LCA
Readaptación deportiva
Fútbol.
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Sumario:Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture has a big incidence in athletes; the surgical procedures is vital for the restoration of its function, but without post-surgical physical therapy, the surgery will not fulfill the expectations. This article discusses the case of a female patient, a 28-year-old recreational soccer player, with a surgical intervention for the reconstruction of the left ACL with a semitendinosus autograph. She received a physiotherapy treatment for 7 months by a macrocycle of periodized training for biological recovery phases using gym and sport functional training. At the end of treatment, the healthy limb showed 135° in knee flexion, 48 centimeters in thigh circumference, 28 reps in leg curl and 30 reps in leg extension, while the affected limb showed 130° in knee flexion, 46.5 centimeters in thigh circumference, 26 reps in leg curl and 28 reps in leg extension. The treatment can be used as a guide to manage ACL reconstructions and other knee injuries.