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Blood Flow Restriction Training Does Not Enhance Quadriceps Recovery After ACL Reconstruction

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October 2025

Blood Flow Restriction Training Does Not Enhance Quadriceps Recovery After ACL Reconstruction

Vol: 307| Issue: 10| Number:19| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The Efficacy of Blood Flow Restriction Training to Improve Quadriceps Muscle Function after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Med Sci Sports Exerc . 2025 Feb 1;57(2):227-237.

Contributing Authors:
LN Erickson MK Owen KR Casadonte T Janatova K Lucas K Spencer BD Brightwell MC Graham MS White NT Thomas CM Latham CA Jacobs CE Conley KL Thompson DL Johnson PA Hardy CS Fry B Noehren

Synopsis

Fifty five athletes with anterior cruciate ligament injury scheduled for reconstruction were randomized to low-load strengthening with active blood flow restriction (n=28) or to standard-of-care strengthening with a sham unit (n=27), delivered 1 month pre-op and 4–5 months post-op within the same rehabilitation protocol. The primary outcome was quadriceps muscle strength (isometric and isokinetic ...

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