ArticleKnee surgery & related research2026
Knee valgus proprioception, muscle activity, patient-reported outcomes and dynamic balance control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a cross-sectional case-control study.
Article in Knee surgery & related research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
11 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundProprioceptive deficits following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are commonly assessed using sagittal-plane, nonweight-bearing tasks that may not reflect the demands of functional activities. This study evaluated the test-retest reliability and discriminative validity of a weight-bearing knee valgus discrimination task (Knee-VEDA) and compared proprioceptive acuity, muscle activity, dynamic balance, and patient-reported outcomes between individuals with ACLR and healthy controls.
methodsSixty-three participants (32 ACLR, 31 controls) performed the Knee-VEDA with concurrent surface electromyography (sEMG) of seven lower-limb muscles. Test-retest reliability was assessed. Dynamic balance and patient-reported outcomes were evaluated using the Y-Balance Test, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) form, and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).
resultsThe Knee-VEDA demonstrated acceptable-to-good test-retest reliability (ACLR ICC = 0.84; controls ICC = 0.64) and acceptable discriminative validity (AUC = 0.835, p < 0.001). The ACLR group exhibited significantly poorer proprioception in the operated limb compared with their intact limb and controls (p < 0.001). sEMG analysis revealed not statistically significant between-group differences in lower-limb muscle activity. ACLR participants also demonstrated inferior Y-Balance performance compared with controls (
conclusionsThe Knee-VEDA may be a useful tool for assessing weight-bearing knee proprioception after ACLR, showing acceptable test-retest reliability and discriminative validity. After ACL reconstruction, operated-limb proprioceptive acuity was found to be reduced during the valgus task. Further validation is needed before clinical application.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.