The objectives of this study are to determine: 1) the time course of changes in walking movement and physical activity following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and up to 12 months after ACL reconstruction (ACLR); 2) the associations between walking movement and physical activity with knee joint health outcomes and self-reported knee function up to 12 months after ACLR. *This study is a collaboration with the UNC Sports Medicine Institute*
Participants will complete walking movement assessments, physical activity monitoring assessments, blood draws, and surveys pre-operatively and 2, 4, 6, and 12 months post-ACLR. Lower extremity muscle strength will be assessed pre-operatively and at 4, 6, and 12 months-post ACLR. MRI knee joint imaging will be collected pre-operatively and 12 months post-ACLR.
$50 per visit (Total = Up to $250)
Department of Exercise and Sports Science
Fetzer Hall (UNC-Chapel Hill)
210 South Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Biomedical Research Imaging Center
Marsico Hall (UNC-Chapel Hill)
125 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Brian Pietrosimone
Exercise and Sport Science
Clinical or Medical
Observational
Bones, Joints, Muscles
Injury/Injury Prevention
Wellness and Lifestyle
Surgery and post-operative healing
Women's Health
UNC Students (undergrad, grad, professional)
20-2227
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