Neuromuscular Characteristics of Unilateral and Bilateral Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions following ACL Reconstruction
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Procedures and Participants
2.2. MVICs and sEMG Activity Measurements
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Reliability of the Measurements
3.2. MVIC and RFD
3.3. sEMGRMS during MVIC and RFD
3.4. CI Index
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Group | |
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ACL Group (n = 10) | Control Group (n = 10) | |
Age (Years) | 23.4 ± 2.1 | 24.0 ± 3.4 |
Stature (cm) | 182 ± 9.9 | 180.3 ± 10.7 |
Body Mass (Kg) | 78.6 ± 9.9 | 74.9 ± 13.5 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 1.9 | 22.8 ± 2.7 |
Sports level | Competitive | Competitive |
Leg Dominance | Right (n = 9)/Left (n = 1) | Right (n = 9)/Left (n = 1) |
Operated Leg | Right (n = 6)/Left (n = 4) | NA |
Graft | SGT (n = 10) | NA |
Event Distribution | No-Contact Mechanism | NA |
Post Operative Period | 6 Months–2 Years | NA |
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Di Giminiani, R.; Marinelli, S.; La Greca, S.; Di Blasio, A.; Angelozzi, M.; Cacchio, A. Neuromuscular Characteristics of Unilateral and Bilateral Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions following ACL Reconstruction. Biology 2023, 12, 1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12091173
Di Giminiani R, Marinelli S, La Greca S, Di Blasio A, Angelozzi M, Cacchio A. Neuromuscular Characteristics of Unilateral and Bilateral Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions following ACL Reconstruction. Biology. 2023; 12(9):1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12091173
Chicago/Turabian StyleDi Giminiani, Riccardo, Stefano Marinelli, Stefano La Greca, Andrea Di Blasio, Massimo Angelozzi, and Angelo Cacchio. 2023. "Neuromuscular Characteristics of Unilateral and Bilateral Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions following ACL Reconstruction" Biology 12, no. 9: 1173. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12091173