Publications by authors named "Ronny DE Souza Machado"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare peak extensor torque, sensory-motor capacity, and Lysholm questionnaire scores after ACL reconstruction using either an ipsilateral (same leg) or contralateral (opposite leg) technique in young athletes.
- A randomized controlled trial with 88 male patients revealed that the contralateral technique significantly improved peak extension torque and resulted in better symmetry in muscle performance compared to the ipsilateral technique.
- The findings indicated that using a contralateral BPTB graft was more effective for enhancing muscle performance post-surgery, although no significant differences were found in sensory-motor capacity or Lysholm scores between the two groups.
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of literature about the use of contralateral patellar tendon autograft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions and present the results.
Methods: The LILACS, MEDLINE, Cochrane, PubMed, Scielo and Google Scholar databases were searched without date restrictions for the keywords "anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction" combined with "contralateral" in the article title. After the studies were identified, two independent evaluators collected the qualitative characteristics of the studies and classified them according to clinical outcomes of these grafts as positive, neutral, or negative.