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KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 184-192Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-018-5190-1
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Mechanical laxity; Recurrent ankle sprain; Proprioception; Postural stability; Neuromuscular control
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Purpose To compare proprioception, postural stability, and neuromuscular control between patients with mechanical laxity and recurrent ankle sprain. Methods Among 86 patients with ankle instability, 45 patients had mechanical laxity (mean age 27.2 +/- 7.0 years) and 41 had recurrent ankle sprain (mean age 25.1 +/- 9.2 years). Both the affected and unaffected ankles of each patient were evaluated. Proprioception and neuromuscular control tests were conducted using an isokinetic machine, and postural stability was tested using a postural stabilometry system. Results Proprioception was not significantly different between the unaffected or affected ankles of the mechanical laxity group compared with those of the recurrent ankle sprain group (n.s). Static and dynamic postural stability and neuromuscular control were similar in the affected ankles between the two groups (n.s). However, postural stability (static, overall: p = 0.009, anterior-posterior: p = 0.028, medial-lateral: p = 0.022; dynamic, overall: p = 0.012, anterior-posterior: p = 0.004, medial-lateral: p = 0.001) and neuromuscular control (inversion: p = 0.031, eversion: p = 0.039, dorsiflexion: p = 0.029, plantarflexion: p = 0.035) were significantly decreased in the unaffected ankles of the recurrent ankle sprain group compared with those of the mechanical laxity group. Conclusion The unaffected ankles of the recurrent ankle sprain group showed significant decreases in both postural stability and neuromuscular control compared with the mechanical laxity group. Clinicians and therapists should consider unaffected ankle rehabilitation in patients with recurrent ankle sprain to prevent future sprain events.
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