EFEITOS DA CINESIOTERAPIA EM PACIENTES NO PÓS-OPERATÓRIO DE RECONSTRUÇÃO DO LIGAMENTO CRUZADO ANTERIOR (LCA)

Abstract

The main function of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is to prevent the anteriorization of the tibia in relation to the femur in open-chain exercises. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of open and closed chain exercises in the postoperative period of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). It is a bibliographic review, with 7 articles contained in the results, and had as database: Scielo, PubMed, PEDro and Bireme. The most important inclusion criterion was patients who used open and closed chains as a treatment basis. Exercises performed in closed kinetic chain (CKC) achieved greater results in almost all variables when compared to exercises in open kinetic chain (OKC). Therefore, it was observing than in the postoperative rehabilitation of the ACL the effects of exercises on CKC are more satisfactory with regard to pain relief, ROM gain, and improving function and especially in the protecting and preservation of neoligans.