Trial reportJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2015
Differences between mechanically stable and unstable chronic ankle instability subgroups when examined by arthrometer and FAAM-G.
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- Quantitative analysis with load-displacement ratio measured via digital arthrometer in the diagnostic evaluation of chronic ankle instability: a cross-sectional study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Ligament Augmentation Reconstruction System (LARS) for Ankle Lateral Ligament Reconstruction in Higher-Risk Patients: A 5-Year Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Efficacy of a semirigid ankle brace in reducing mechanical ankle instability evaluated by 3D stress-MRI.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Observational
- Ankle and syndesmosis instability: consensus and controversies.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
- Clinical evaluation of manual stress testing, stress ultrasound and 3D stress MRI in chronic mechanical ankle instability.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Effect of Chronic Ankle Sprain on Pain, Range of Motion, Proprioception, and Balance among Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Stabilizing lateral ankle instability by suture tape - a cadaver study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
- [Lateral ankle ligament bracing].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2019Review
- THE EFFECT OF BRACING AND BALANCE TRAINING ON ANKLE SPRAIN INCIDENCE AMONG ATHLETES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2018Article
- Acute ankle sprain: conservative or surgical approach?EFORT open reviews · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective measurement of the mechanical component and its role in chronic ankle instability is still a matter of scientific debate. We analyzed known group and diagnostic validity of our ankle arthrometer. Additionally, functional aspects of chronic ankle instability were evaluated in relation to anterior talar drawer.
methodsBy manual stress testing, 41 functionally unstable ankles were divided as mechanically stable (n = 15) or mechanically unstable (n = 26). Ankle laxity was quantified using an ankle arthrometer. Stiffness values from the load displacement curves were calculated between 40 and 60 N. Known group validity and eta(2) were established by comparing manual and arthrometer testing results. Diagnostic validity for the ankle arthrometer was determined by a 2 × 2 contingency table. The functional ankle instability severity was quantified by the German version of the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM-G). Stiffness (40-60 N) and FAAM-G values were correlated.
resultsMechanically unstable ankles had lower 40-60 N stiffness values than mechanically stable ankles (p = 0.006 and <0.001). Eta for the relation between manual and arthrometer anterior talar drawer testing was 0.628. With 5.1 N/mm as cut-off value, accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity were 85%, 81%, and 93%, respectively. The correlation between individual 40-60 N arthrometer stiffness values and FAAM-G scores was r = 0.286 and 0.316 (p = 0.07 and 0.04).
conclusionsIn this investigation, the ankle arthrometer demonstrated a high diagnostic validity for the determination of mechanical ankle instability. A clear interaction between mechanical (ankle arthrometer) and functional (FAAM-G) measures could not be demonstrated.
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