This will be a randomized pilot study to determine the effectiveness of Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (PBFR) technique in conjunction with prescribed physical therapy (PT) in a cohort of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction subjects. Both groups of subjects will undergo unilateral ACL reconstruction at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), followed by prescribed PT at the UAMS Orthopedic Clinic at Colonel Glenn.~Up to 25 subjects will be enrolled. Half are randomized to the BFR group with the other will perform PT without BFR.~Data collection will occur at four approximate occasions: pre-surgery, 8-weeks postop, 12-weeks postop, and 16-weeks postop.
This will be a randomized pilot study to determine the effectiveness of Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (PBFR) technique in conjunction with prescribed physical therapy (PT) in a cohort of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction subjects