Effectiveness Of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation In Patients With ACL Reconstruction: A Descriptive Review

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The knee is the largest joint in the human body. The ligaments are the prime assurance for the stability of the same. The primary objectives of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) restoration surgery are to rectify aberrant movement patterns, knee stability while secondary objective focuses on restoration of high functional activity. Virtual reality (VR) is one of the new potential technologies being introduced to increase the efficacy of orthopaedic procedures.

METHOD: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus were the included databases The reviews included a manual searched of relevant reference lists and citation tracking of key publications where research papers included studies from 2009 - 2024 out of which 21 articles were examined based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.

RESULT: The evaluated publications demonstrated the necessity of VR-based therapy for post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and its efficaciousness in improving patients' functional recovery, strength, range of motion, and patient involvement.