ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Changes in proprioception at different time points following anterior cruciate ligament injury or reconstruction.
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- Effects of early side-alternating whole-body vibration training on neuromuscular control and function after ACL reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Trial
- The effects of contralateral limb cross-education training on post-surgical rehabilitation outcomes in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Trial
- Disrupted sensorimotor control after ACL injury: from mechanoreceptor degeneration to neuroplasticity-oriented rehabilitation.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Knee proprioception following anterior cruciate ligament repair and reconstruction: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Review
- Comparison of gait characteristics at different postoperative phases following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Early improvement in shoulder external rotation proprioception after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: an AMEDA-based quantitative assessment.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Postural control characteristics as reflected by center of pressure measurements in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients at varying post-operative stages: a cross-sectional comparative study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- The effect of neuro-enhancement technology on proprioception in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
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purposeTo investigate the changes in 30° and 60° position sense in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury at different time points after injury and reconstruction.
methodsPatients were divided into six groups according to time after ACL injury and reconstruction: group A (ACL injury 1.5-6 months), group B (ACL injury 6-12 months), group C (ACL injury > 12 months), group D (postoperative ACL reconstruction 1-6 months), group E (postoperative ACL reconstruction > 6 months), and group F consisting of 14 healthy adults (control group). The ability of the affected leg to reproduce the same joint position during knee flexion was tested using active joint position sense assays to assess proprioception in both the lower extremities of the patient or between groups.
resultsProprioception decreased rapidly during the early stages of ACL injury. Significant difference in the affected side at 30° compared to the healthy side (Group A: 4.70 (4.78, 9.00) vs 4.15 (3.35, 6.13), P = 0.03; Group B: 2.90 (0.48, 4.56) vs 8.30 (4.18, 10.43), P = 0.001; Group E: 6.25 (2.55, 11.60) vs 9.60 (3.90, 12.73), P = 0.009). However, no significant differences were detected for a double lower limb contrast of 60° (Group A: 5.1 (1.00, 8.00) vs 3.00 (0.75, 3.55), P = 0.044). Finally, the affected side of patients in groups C, D and E had significant differences in position perception at 30° compared with healthy subjects (P < 0.01), and the affected side of patients in groups C and E had significant differences in position sense at 60° compared with healthy subjects (P < 0.01).
conclusionACL injury had a greater impact on the patient's 30° position sense, with only a small impact for 60°. Further, the early and middle proprioception recovery stages after ACL injury were the best before surgery. Finally, proprioception recovery training should be performed soon after injury.
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