Trial reportGait & posture2018
Association between kinesiophobia and walking gait characteristics in physically active individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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- Kinesiophobia, Knee Self-Efficacy, and Fear Avoidance Beliefs in People with ACL Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
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- Validation of Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in patients with shoulder instability.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Investigating the Impact of Preoperative Kinesiophobia and Pain on Postoperative Gait Biomechanics Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of Limb Loading Characteristics and Subjective Functional Outcomes Between Sexes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Relationship between Fear-Avoidance Beliefs and Muscle Co-Contraction in People with Knee Osteoarthritis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Monitoring Knee Contact Force with Force-Sensing Insoles.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Relationship between Kinesiophobia, Foot Pain and Foot Function, and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Knee Strength Assessment and Clinical Evaluation Could Predict Return to Running after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Patellar Tendon Procedure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Fear of Reinjury Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Manifested in Muscle Activation Patterns of Single-Leg Side-Hop Landings.Physical therapy · 2022Observational
- Kinetic measurement system use in individuals following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a scoping review of methodological approaches.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Fear of Movement/(Re)Injury: An Update to Descriptive Review of the Related Measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Walking Ground Reaction Force Post-ACL Reconstruction: Analysis of Time and Symptoms.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) demonstrate persistent alterations in walking gait characteristics that contribute to poor long-term outcomes. Higher kinesiophobia, or fear of movement/re-injury, may result in the avoidance of movements that increase loading on the ACLR limb. RESEARCH QUESTION: Determine the association between kinesiophobia and walking gait characteristics in physically active individuals with ACLR.
methodsWe enrolled thirty participants with a history of unilateral ACLR (49.35 ± 27.29 months following ACLR) into this cross-sectional study. We used the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11) to measure kinesiophobia. We collected walking gait characteristics during a 60-s walking trial, which included gait speed, peak vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), instantaneous vGRF loading rate, peak internal knee extension moment (KEM), and knee flexion excursion. We calculated lower extremity kinetic and kinematic measures on the ACLR limb, and limb symmetry indices between ACLR and contralateral limbs (LSI= [ACLR/contralateral]*100). We used linear regression models to determine the association between TSK-11 score and each walking gait characteristic. We determined the change in R
resultsWe did not find a significant association between kinesiophobia and self-selected gait speed (ΔR SIGNIFICANCE: These data do not support that kinesiophobia is a critical factor contributing to walking gait characteristics in physically active individuals with ACLR.
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