Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) has a strength problem.
Even when grafts heal and swelling fades, quadriceps inhibition can linger — stubborn, neurologically driven and frustrating for both surgeons and rehab teams. We talk a lot about muscle atrophy. Less often physicians talk about the brain and spinal cord quietly holding the quads back.
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