Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg

Sabrine Souissi; Anis Chaouachi; Angus Burnett; Olivier Hue; Ezdine Bouhlel; Moktar Chtara; Karim Chamari

doi:10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238

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Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg

Sabrine Souissi

^{1, 2}

,

Anis Chaouachi

^{1, 3, 4}

,

Angus Burnett

⁵

,

Olivier Hue

⁶

,

Ezdine Bouhlel

²

,

Moktar Chtara

^{1, 2}

,

Karim Chamari

⁵

Tunisian Research Laboratory “Sport Performance Optimisation” – National Centre of Medicine and Science in Sport (CNMSS) – El Menzah, Tunisia
Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Tunis, University of Manouba, Tunisia
Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, AUT university, Auckland, New Zealand
PVF Football Academy, Hang Yen, Vietnam
ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Laboratoire ACTES, UPRES EA 35-96, UFR-STAPS, Université des Antilles, Pointe à Pitre, France

Biol Sport. 2020;37(2):175-184

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238

Online publish date: 2020/03/31

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Souissi S, Chaouachi A, Burnett A, et al. Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg. Biology of Sport. 2020;37(2):175-184. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238.

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Souissi, S., Chaouachi, A., Burnett, A., Hue, O., Bouhlel, E.,  & Chtara, M. et al. (2020). Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg. Biology of Sport, 37(2), 175-184. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238

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Souissi, Sabrine, Anis Chaouachi, Angus Burnett, Olivier Hue, Ezdine Bouhlel, Moktar Chtara,  and Karim Chamari. 2020. "Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg". Biology of Sport 37 (2): 175-184. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238.

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Souissi, S., Chaouachi, A., Burnett, A., Hue, O., Bouhlel, E., Chtara, M.,  and Chamari, K. (2020). Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg. Biology of Sport, 37(2), pp.175-184. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238

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Souissi, Sabrine et al. "Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg." Biology of Sport, vol. 37, no. 2, 2020, pp. 175-184. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238.

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Souissi S, Chaouachi A, Burnett A, Hue O, Bouhlel E, Chtara M et al. Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg. Biology of Sport. 2020;37(2):175-184. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2020.94238.

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The aim of this study was to examine performance in hopping tests in male athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in the 4-to-6 months post-surgery period. A total of 36 athletes (24 ACLR and 12 controls) participated in this study. The ACLR group consisted of athletes who had undergone an ACLR on their dominant side (ACL DG n=16) or non-dominant side (ACL NDG n=8). Participants completed the following functional tests: a single-leg hop (SLH), single-leg triple hop (SL3H) and single-leg counter movement jump (SLCMJ), then the limb symmetry index (LSI) was calculated. There were no significant differences between the dominant and the non-dominant legs for all functional tests when comparing the ACL DG and the ACL NDG at 6 months after surgery. At 6 months after ACLR, the LSI of the two legs was within acceptable values, whether the athlete had the operation on their dominant or non-dominant leg (except the mean LSI for the ACL DG in the SLCMJ test). Furthermore, the control group showed higher performances as compared to the ACL group for all variables at 6 months after surgery, despite acceptable LSI. We concluded that an early return to “full participation to training” is not recommended in participants who have undergone an ACLR with patellar tendon grafts.

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Leg asymmetry and muscle function recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in elite athletes: a pilot study on slower recovery of the dominant leg

Sabrine Souissi 1, 2 , Anis Chaouachi 1, 3, 4 , Angus Burnett 5 , Olivier Hue 6 , Ezdine Bouhlel 2 , Moktar Chtara 1, 2 , Karim Chamari 5

Dominance, Contralateral limb, Function recovery, Symmetry restoration

Sabrine Souissi

^{1, 2}

,

Anis Chaouachi

^{1, 3, 4}

,

Angus Burnett

⁵

,

Olivier Hue

⁶

,

Ezdine Bouhlel

²

,

Moktar Chtara

^{1, 2}

,

Karim Chamari

⁵