Measurement of Brake Response Time After Right Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

When Can I Drive After Orthopaedic Surgery? A Systematic Review

“…Patients with right articular fractures (plateau, pilon, calcaneus, and acetabulum) and those with right tibial shaft or femur fractures had significantly improved brake response times 6 weeks after initiation of weightbearing therapy [12]. Patients with ACL reconstruction had normal brake response times 4 to 6 weeks after surgery on the right [19,47] and 2 weeks after surgery on the left [47]. There also are data showing that clinical tests, such as the stepping and standing tests, were strongly correlated with observerreported outcome measures of driving ability after ACL reconstruction [47].…”

The effect of shoulder immobilization on driving performance

“…There have been few studies examining the effect of upper extremity immobilization on driving performance, with the majority of research focusing on above-and below-the-elbow casts and splints. 4,9,12,14,15 To our knowledge, there has been no study investigating the effect of shoulder immobilization on driving safety. Using a validated computerized driving simulator, this study sought to determine the effect of dominant arm sling immobilization on driving performance with a driving simulator.…”

Graft Selection in Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

“…After operation, it took six weeks for the driving reaction time of the right ACL group, but only two weeks for those who had the operation on the left side, to be equivalent to that of the control group. In another study 67 in a group of ten male patients, who had had right ACL reconstruction with autologous patellar tendon graft, the brake response time was found to match that of the 12 normal control subjects as early as four to six weeks after operation. There appeared to be no difference irrespective of whether the graft was taken from the hamstrings or the patella.…”