• 1. Sports Medicine and Health Institute, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Science City Hospital, Mianyang, 621000, P.R.China;
  • 3. Chengdu No.3 Hospital, Chengdu, 610000, P.R.China;
  • 4. Xi’an No.4 Hospital, Xi’an, 710000, P.R.China;
  • 5. Mianzhu Hospital, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Mianzhu, 618200, P.R.China;
  • 6. Medical College of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, 200030, P.R.China;
WANG Pu, Email: wangpu0816@qq.com
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Objectives To systematically review the efficacy of exercise therapy on functional and activity recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL).Methods PubMed, EMbase, WanFang Data and CNKI databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy of exercise therapy on functional and activity recovery after ACL from inception to May 2019. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies, then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software.Results A total of 11 RCTs involving 602 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that: 1 week (MD=3.07, 95%CI 1.37 to 4.77, P=0.000 4) and 3 weeks (MD=4.53, 95%CI 2.34 to 6.71, P<0.000 1) conventional exercise training rehabilitation effects were better than natural recovery under orthopedic routine care in promoting knee joint function recovery. The recovery effects of over 6 months neuromuscular training was significantly increased compared with conventional rehabilitation (MD=11.48, 95%CI 8.25 to 14.71, P<0.000 01). In addition, there was significant difference between open and closed chain exercise rehabilitation after more than 6 months rehabilitation training (MD=6.77, 95%CI 0.86 to 12.68, P=0.02).Conclusions The current evidence shows that over 6 months neuromuscular training significantly enhance the recovery of motor function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. According to different reconstruction methods, individualized rehabilitation program is developed to maximize the recovery of knee joint function. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high quality studies are needed to verify above conclusions.

Citation: LI Shunchang, FU Lan, GUO Xiaochuan, MENG Tiantian, ZHANG Shaojun, WANG Pu. Efficacy of exercise therapy on recovery of moto function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019, 19(9): 1086-1092. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201902049 Copy

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