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We conducted a telerehabilitation program based on an artificial intelligence brace (AI brace) which can monitor the progress of rehabilitation through an app and an internet server. Our hypothesis was that home-based telerehabilitation might provide clinical outcomes comparable to face-to-face, hospital-based rehabilitation programs in terms of effectiveness. Methods: A retrospective cohort study enrolled patients who received anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) between January and September 2020. Patients were divided into two groups: the tele-AI group received telerehabilitation with an AI brace while the FTF group had face-to-face, hospital-based rehabilitation. Clinical knee functional scores and Tegner Activity Scale (TAS) were assessed and analyzed until 12 months after the operation. Results: The tele-AI group had higher IKDC scores at 3 months (p = 0.0443) and 6 months (p = 0.0052) after surgery and higher KOOS scores at 1 month (p = 0.0365) and 6 months (p = 0.0375) after surgery. However, no significant difference between the two groups was detected at the end of the follow-up. The tele-AI group had higher TAS than FTF group after 1 year. Conclusions: Telerehabilitation after ACLR seems to provide a superior short-term outcome compared to hospital-based rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm12144865","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,25]],"date-time":"2023-07-25T01:32:10Z","timestamp":1690248730000},"page":"4865","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Postoperative Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction through Telerehabilitation with Artificial Intelligence Brace during COVID-19 Pandemic"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0339-3615","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wei-Jen","family":"Liao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kun-Tsan","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung 402202, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liang-Yu","family":"Chiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung 41152, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Che-Han","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Tungs\u2019 Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung 43503, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chao-Ping","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Acupressure Technology, Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli 35664, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung 406040, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0030-1247823","article-title":"A systematic review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: Part II: Open versus closed kinetic chain exercises, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, accelerated rehabilitation, and miscellaneous topics","volume":"21","author":"Wright","year":"2008","journal-title":"J. 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