ACL Rehabilitation

Loss of Normal Knee Motion After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction is Associated with Radiographic Arthritic Changes After Surgery. Shelbourne, KD, Urch SE, Gray T, Freeman H. Am J Sports Med. 2012;40:108-113.

Rehabilitation for patients following ACL reconstruction: A knee symmetry model. Biggs A, Jenkins WL, Urch SE, Shelbourne KD. N Am J Sports Phys Ther. 2009;4:2-12.

Incidence of subsequent injury to either knee within 5 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon autograft. Shelbourne KD, Haro M, Gray T. Am J Sports Med. 2009;37:246-251.

Minimum 10-year results after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. How the loss of normal knee motion compounds other factors related to the development of osteoarthritis after surgery. Shelbourne KD, Gray T. Am J Sports Med. 2009;37:471-480.

What I have learned about the ACL : utilizing a progressive rehabilitation scheme to achieve total knee symmetry after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Shelbourne KD, Klotz C. J Orthop Sci 2006;11:318-25.

Effects of Patellar Tendon Width and Preoperative Quadriceps Strength on Strength Return After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Ipsilateral Bone—Patellar Tendon—Bone Autograft. Shelbourne KD, Johnson BC. Am J Sports Med. 2004;32:1474-1478.

Point Counterpoint. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cynical View from the British Isles on the Indications of Surgery. Johnson DH, Maffulli N, King JB, Shelbourne KD. Arthroscopy 2003;19:203-209.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Autogenous Patellar Tendon Graft Followed by Accelerated Rehabilitation. Shelbourne KD, Gray T. Am J Sports Med. 1997;25:786-795.

Evaluation of Knee Stability Before and After Participation in a Functional Sports Agility Program During Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Shelbourne KD, Davis TJ. Am J Sports Med. 1999;27:156-161.

Ligament Stability Two to Six Years after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Autogenous Patellar Tendon Graft and Participation in Accelerated Rehabilitation. Shelbourne KD, Klootwyk TE, Wilckens JH, et al. Am J Sports Med. 1995;23:575-579.

Preemptive Pain Management Program for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Shelbourne KD, Liotta FJ, Goodloe SL. Am J Knee Surg. 1998;1:116-119.

Controversies with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery and Rehabilitation. Shelbourne KD, Rask BP: Am J Knee Surgery 1998;11:136-143.

Preventing Anterior Knee Pain after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Shelbourne KD, Trumper RV. Am J Sports Med. 1997;25:41-47.

Effect of Knee Stability if Full Hyperextension is Restored Immediately after Autogenous Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Rubinstein RA, Jr., Shelbourne KD, VanMeter CD, et al. Am J Sports Med. 1995;23:365-368.

Correlation of Remaining Patellar Tendon Width with Quadriceps Strength after Autogenous Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Shelbourne KD, Rubinstein RA, VanMeter CD, et al. Am J Sports Med. 1994;22:774-778.

Isolated Autogenous Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Graft Site Morbidity. Rubinstein RA, Shelbourne KD, VanMeter, et al. Am J Sports Med. 1994;22:324-327.

Accelerated Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Shelbourne KD, Nitz P. Am J Sports Med. 1990;18, 292-299.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Evaluation of Intra-articular Reconstruction of Acute Tears without Repair. Shelbourne KD, Whitaker HJ, McCarroll JR, et al. Am J Sports Med. 1990;18:484-489.

Perioperative Rehabilitation Program for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Arnold T, Shelbourne KD. Phys Sports Med. 2000;28:31-44.