Does a 12-week focused eccentric resistance training program improve muscle volume and function in patients after ACL-R compared to standard rehabilitation?
Early progressive eccentric exercise improves muscle size and function at 1 year post-ACL reconstruction compared to standard rehabilitation.
A 12-week focused eccentric resistance training program, implemented 3 weeks after ACL-R, resulted in greater increases in quadriceps femoris and gluteus maximus muscle volume and function compared with standard rehabilitation at 1 year following ACL-R.
Gerber et al. (Fri,) studied this question.