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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Erschienen in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 11/2015

01.11.2015 | Knee

Anterior cruciate ligament injury and ankle dorsiflexion

verfasst von: Charlotta Wahlstedt, Eva Rasmussen-Barr

Erschienen in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Ausgabe 11/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim was to study whether the degree of ankle dorsiflexion differs between subjects with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and uninjured controls. Another aim was to study ankle dorsiflexion between the injured and the uninjured leg and in addition between women and men with an ACL injury.

Method

Sixty subjects (ACL injury, n = 30 and controls, n = 30) were enroled consecutively at two physical therapy settings. Ankle dorsiflexion was measured with a goniometer in a standardized way in a weight-bearing lunge position.

Results

Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a significant difference (p < 0.001) in ankle dorsiflexion between subjects with an ACL injury (mean 41.1° SD 5.7) and those without (mean 46.6° SD 5.3). No difference in ankle dorsiflexion was found between the injured leg and the uninjured or between women and men with ACL injury.

Conclusion

The present findings suggest lower degree of ankle dorsiflexion in subjects with an ACL injury than in uninjured controls. A functional test measuring ankle dorsiflexion with a goniometer may be one way of identifying individuals at increased risk of ACL injury.

Level of evidence

Comparative study, Level II.
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Metadaten
Titel
Anterior cruciate ligament injury and ankle dorsiflexion
verfasst von
Charlotta Wahlstedt
Eva Rasmussen-Barr
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Ausgabe 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3123-1

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