Publication date: Available online 20 June 2018
Source: Gait & Posture
Author(s): Stephan G. Bodkin, Lindsay V. Slater, Grant E. Norte, John Goetschius, Joseph M. Hart
Abstract
Background
Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), patients undergo a battery of performance assessments to determine progression of return to sport activity. Rates of reinjury following ACLR are high, indicating that current assessments may not accurately identify deficits at the time point of return to sport progression.
Research question
To assess single-leg postural control in ACLR patients around the time point of return to sport progression and their relationships to subjective function.
Study design
Descriptive Laboratory Study.
Methods
198 individuals (108 ACLR, 90 healthy) participated. All ACLR participants were at the time point of return to play progression. Postural stability was quantified by center of pressure (COP) average velocity measured through a straight-knee single-leg balance assessment for 10-seconds with the participant’s eyes closed. Subjective knee function was measured from the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Form and the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales.
Results
No significant differences existed between COP average velocity between limbs (uninvolved, involved) or groups (ACLR, Healthy). As a secondary aim, no significant relationships existed between measures of subjective knee function and postural stability.
Significance
Individuals following ACLR demonstrate similar patterns of postural stability as healthy individuals in a straight knee single leg balance task. Single-leg balance in a straight knee position may not be sensitive enough to detect impairments and does not predict subjective function in ACLR patients at the time of return to sport progression.
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