Paediatric patients with acl injury demonstrate muscular endurance deficits during an isokinetic endurance task

The purpose of this study was to examine the strength ratios between limbs, and the muscular performance in paediatric patients with an ACL injury throughout an isokinetic muscular endurance task. Ten paediatric participants completed 44 dynamic maximal flexion/extension repetitions on a Biodex Dynamometer. At the end of the endurance task, males’ exhibited a higher torque on their injured limb compared to the contralateral limb during extension. Both groups had greater deficits in the contralateral limb; however, greater deficits are seen in the females compared to their male counterparts highlighting the need to include muscular endurance training after an injury.