Myoelectric Manifestations of Fatigue after ACL Reconstruction: A Cross-Sectional Study after Postoperative Rehabilitation

Beretta Piccoli, Matteo and Schneebeli, Alessandro and Egloff, Michele and Cescon, Corrado and Clijsen, Ron and Togninalli, Danilo and Barbero, Marco (2016) Myoelectric Manifestations of Fatigue after ACL Reconstruction: A Cross-Sectional Study after Postoperative Rehabilitation. Journal of Functional Morphology Kinesiology, 1 (2). pp. 193-199. ISSN 2411-5142

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Abstract

An increased fatigability associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury may persist several months after surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the behavior of muscle fiber conduction velocity (CV) as a descriptor of myoelectric fatigue, at different stages after rehabilitation, post-ACL reconstruction. Nineteen subjects acted as control group (CG), 10 patients had undergone surgery within 12 months (R12), and 23 patients were more than 24 months post-surgery (R24+). Surface electromyography (EMG) signals were detected from the quadriceps femoris using bidimensional arrays during isometric contractions at 20% and 60% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). We observed a lower fatigability in the R24+ group during the 60% MVC contraction, with respect to the other groups. Lower fatigability of quadriceps muscle after ACL reconstruction in the long term may be linked to a recovery from a transitory altered motor unit recruitment strategy due to surgery, observed in the R12 group. Therefore, the findings of this study do not suggest an impaired fatigability of the quadriceps muscle during sustained isometric contractions in active patients in the long term.

Item Type:	Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLr); fatigability; muscle fiber conduction velocity; surface electromyography (EMG); quadriceps femoris; motor unit
Subjects:	Subjects Allied to Medicine > Anatomy, physiology & pathology > Physiology Subjects Allied to Medicine > Anatomy, physiology & pathology > Physiotherapy
Department/unit:	Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale
Depositing User:	Matteo Beretta Piccoli
Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2016 05:37
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2016 06:22
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/7365

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