Hip and knee weakness and ankle dorsiflexion restriction in individuals following lateral patellar dislocation: A case-control study

Arrebola, Lucas, Smith, Toby ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2954, Silva, Fabrícia Ferreira, de Oliveira, Vanessa Gonçalves Coutinho, de Oliveira, Pedro Rizzi, Wun, Paloma Yan Lam and Pinfildi, Carlos Eduardo (2021) Hip and knee weakness and ankle dorsiflexion restriction in individuals following lateral patellar dislocation: A case-control study. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 31 (6). e385-e391. ISSN 1536-3724

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM) and hip and knee muscle strength between patients with a history of patellar dislocation (PD) to healthy controls. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Orthopedical specialty outpatient clinic at a tertiary hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty-eight individuals were recruited; 44 individuals aged 16 years or older, of both sexes, with a history of at least one episode of atraumatic unilateral or bilateral PD requiring emergency care (14 men; 30 women; mean age 20 years) and 44 healthy (control) individuals (11 men; 33 women; mean age 21 years) matched for age, weight, and height to PD cases. INTERVENTION: Assessment of hip and knee strength and ankle dorsiflexion ROM. OUTCOME MEASURES: Ankle dorsiflexion ROM was assessed through the lunge test with a goniometer. Hip and knee muscle strength was evaluated through isometric hand-held dynamometry. Differences between healthy and control individuals were assessed using Student t Tests and Mann-Whitney U Test. RESULTS: Patellar dislocation individuals presented with a reduced ankle dorsiflexion ROM [mean difference (MD): 9 degrees; effect size (ES): 1.39; P < 0.001] and generalized hip and knee weakness (MD range: 4.74 kgf to 31.4 kgf; ES range: 0.52-2.35; P < 0.05) compared with healthy subjects. CONCLUSION: Individuals with a history of PD have reduced ankle dorsiflexion ROM and hip and knee muscle strength compared with healthy controls.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: patellar dislocation,patellofemoral joint,ankle joint,range of motion,muscle weakness,lower extremity,physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation,orthopedics and sports medicine ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3600/3612
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 18 Nov 2019 12:30
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 02:35
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/72988
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000815

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