@article{ref1,
title="Driving reaction time before and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction",
journal="Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy",
year="2000",
author="Nguyen, T. and Hau, R. and Bartlett, James",
volume="8",
number="4",
pages="226-230",
abstract="Driving reaction time was studied in 73 patients under anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a computer-linked automobile simulator. Each patient was tested pre-operatively and 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after surgery. Stepping and standing tests were studied at each time point. Twenty-five normal subjects were also tested as controls. Pre-operative test results did not differ significantly between groups on any of the tests. Post-operatively it took 6 weeks for driving reaction time of the right ACL group to be equivalent to that of the controls, compared to 2 weeks in the left ACL group. There was a strong correlation between the stepping and standing tests and the driving reaction time; this made them good clinical tests to monitor patients' progress and to suggest the appropriate time to resume driving.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0942-2056",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}