Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Having sustained a unilateral isolated anterior cruciate ligament injury, * Having undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a hamstring graft by a surgeon at least 8 weeks ago, * Having completed the early phase of the postoperative criterion-based rehabilitation protocol and met the criteria for progression to the intermediate phase of the rehabilitation program (1- pain between 0-2 on the numeric pain scale, 2- no effusion in the knee, 3- no limitation in passive knee extension, 4- passive knee flexion of at least 120°, 5- full quadriceps activation (patient able to perform 10 repetitions of a single-leg raise exercise), and 6- normalized gait pattern without assistance). Exclusion Criteria: * Having a partial ACL tear, * Having sustained bilateral ACL injuries, * Having additional injuries accompanying the ACL injury, * Having undergone ACL revision surgery, * Having a history of complex knee surgery, * Having any neurological, orthopedic, or systemic disease that may contraindicate exercise.