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Quadriceps and Patient-Reported Function in ACL-Reconstructed Patients: A Principal Component Analysis.
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 2018 June 26
CONTEXT: Assessment of physical function for individuals after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) is complex and warrants the use of diverse evaluation strategies. To maximize the efficiency of assessment, there is a need to identify tests that provide the most meaningful information about this population.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate underlying constructs of quadriceps muscle function that uniquely describe aspects of performance in patients after ACL-R and establish clinical thresholds for measures able to classify patients with and without ACL-R.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional.
SETTING: Research laboratory. Patients (or Other Participants): Seventy-two patients with a primary, unilateral ACL-R (32 males and 40 females, age = 26.0 [9.3] y, time since surgery = 46.5 [58.0] mo) and 30 healthy controls (12 males and 18 females, age = 22.7 [4.6] y).
INTERVENTION(S): Quadriceps function was assessed bilaterally during 1 study visit.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Isokinetic strength (peak torque, total work, and average power) at 90° and 180°/s, maximal voluntary isometric contraction torque, fatigue index, central activation ratio, Hoffmann reflex, and active motor threshold. Principal component analyses were performed for the involved limb, contralateral limb, and limb symmetry. Receiver-operator characteristic curve analyses were conducted to determine the diagnostic utility of each variable. Binary logistic regression was used to predict group membership (ACL-R vs healthy).
RESULTS: Three components of peripheral, central, and combined (peripheral and central) muscle function were identified, explaining 70.7% to 80.5% of variance among measures of quadriceps function. Total knee-extensor work at 90°/s (≥18.4 J/kg), active motor threshold (≥39.5%), and central activation ratio (≥94.7%) of the involved limb were strong predictors of patient status and correctly classified 83.5% of patients with ACL-R (P < .001).
CONCLUSIONS: Unique constructs of peripheral, central, and combined muscle function exist in patients with ACL-R. Total knee-extensor work at 90°/s, active motor threshold, and central activation ratio consistently explained a significant portion of variance in measures of quadriceps function, demonstrated acceptable to excellent diagnostic utility, and predicted group membership with 72.8% to 83.5% accuracy.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate underlying constructs of quadriceps muscle function that uniquely describe aspects of performance in patients after ACL-R and establish clinical thresholds for measures able to classify patients with and without ACL-R.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional.
SETTING: Research laboratory. Patients (or Other Participants): Seventy-two patients with a primary, unilateral ACL-R (32 males and 40 females, age = 26.0 [9.3] y, time since surgery = 46.5 [58.0] mo) and 30 healthy controls (12 males and 18 females, age = 22.7 [4.6] y).
INTERVENTION(S): Quadriceps function was assessed bilaterally during 1 study visit.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Isokinetic strength (peak torque, total work, and average power) at 90° and 180°/s, maximal voluntary isometric contraction torque, fatigue index, central activation ratio, Hoffmann reflex, and active motor threshold. Principal component analyses were performed for the involved limb, contralateral limb, and limb symmetry. Receiver-operator characteristic curve analyses were conducted to determine the diagnostic utility of each variable. Binary logistic regression was used to predict group membership (ACL-R vs healthy).
RESULTS: Three components of peripheral, central, and combined (peripheral and central) muscle function were identified, explaining 70.7% to 80.5% of variance among measures of quadriceps function. Total knee-extensor work at 90°/s (≥18.4 J/kg), active motor threshold (≥39.5%), and central activation ratio (≥94.7%) of the involved limb were strong predictors of patient status and correctly classified 83.5% of patients with ACL-R (P < .001).
CONCLUSIONS: Unique constructs of peripheral, central, and combined muscle function exist in patients with ACL-R. Total knee-extensor work at 90°/s, active motor threshold, and central activation ratio consistently explained a significant portion of variance in measures of quadriceps function, demonstrated acceptable to excellent diagnostic utility, and predicted group membership with 72.8% to 83.5% accuracy.
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