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AAOS 2025: Efficacy of Blood Flow Restriction After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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April 2025

AAOS 2025: Efficacy of Blood Flow Restriction After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Vol: 307| Issue: 4| Number:28| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Efficacy of Blood Flow Restriction After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Contributing Authors:
JR Garcia NN Verma J Chahla V Gopinatth Derrick Knapik

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Eight randomized controlled trials including 245 patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis comparing BFR therapy versus non-BFR rehabilitation. Pooled outcomes of interest included isokinetic muscle strength, quadriceps muscle volume, pain, and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores. BFR therapy sign...

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