J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1992;16(4):174-81. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1992.16.4.174.
Traditionally, clinicians have utilized various physical characteristics as criteria to assess the functional status of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-insufficient athletes without validating the efficacy of such assessments. The primary purposes of this study were to determine the relationship between traditionally used physical characteristics and functional capacity of individuals with an ACL insufficiency and to compare functional results of two groups of ACL-insufficient athletes. Forty-one subjects were tested for strength and power on an isokinetic device, anthropometric characteristics, and function using three functional performance tests (FPT). Results revealed that conventional physical characteristics correlated poorly (r = .01 to r = .42) with the functional tests. Additionally, athletes who were able to return to preinjury levels of activity performed significantly (p < 0.05) better on the FPT than those who were unable to return to preinjury activities. Based on the results of this study, use of such traditional physical characteristics for predicting function in the ACL-insufficient athlete may be inappropriate, and the functional performance tests designed for this study appear to be the most valuable assessment of the athlete's functional capacity. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1992;16(4):174-181.
传统上，临床医生使用各种身体特征作为评估前交叉韧带（ACL）功能不足运动员的功能状态的标准，但并未验证这些评估的有效性。本研究的主要目的是确定传统上使用的身体特征与 ACL 功能不足个体的功能能力之间的关系，并比较两组 ACL 功能不足运动员的功能结果。41 名受试者在等速测力仪上进行力量和力量测试、人体测量特征和三项功能测试（FPT）。结果表明，常规的物理特征与功能测试相关性较差（r =.01 到 r =.42）。此外，能够恢复到受伤前活动水平的运动员在 FPT 上的表现明显（p < 0.05）优于那些无法恢复到受伤前活动水平的运动员。基于这项研究的结果，使用这些传统的身体特征来预测 ACL 功能不足运动员的功能可能是不恰当的，而为本研究设计的功能测试似乎是对运动员功能能力最有价值的评估。J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1992;16(4):174-181.
