Assessment of evertor weakness in patients with chronic ankle instability: Functional versus isokinetic testing.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_D2234CCC8299
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Assessment of evertor weakness in patients with chronic ankle instability: Functional versus isokinetic testing.
Périodique
Clinical biomechanics
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Terrier R., Degache F., Fourchet F., Gojanovic B., Forestier N.
ISSN
1879-1271 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0268-0033
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
01/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
41
Pages
54-59
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Ankle sprain is the most common sport-related injury and eccentric weakness of ankle evertors is regarded as a significant muscular deficit related to chronic ankle instability. However, the eccentric performance of the evertors is rarely assessed by clinicians because procedures used for research purposes (i.e. isokinetic tests) are not easily applicable in daily practice.
The present study assessed the ability of two different testing procedures to distinguish between groups of 12 healthy subjects or 12 patients suffering from chronic ankle instability. On the one hand, the strength of evertors was assessed with a goldstandard isokinetic procedure. On the other hand, we assessed the ability of the subjects to control ankle inversion during weight bearing (functional standing test).
Data showed no significant difference between groups for isokinetic peak torque values normalized to body weight. Conversely, the functional test revealed a significantly impaired ability to control ankle inversion during weight bearing in subjects with chronic ankle instability.
This suggests that this easy-to-apply functional test is better suited compared to isokinetic testing procedures to assess weakness of evertors in patients suffering from chronic ankle instability. Moreover, this test may also be used to objectively monitor improvements during rehabilitation or progression in prevention protocols.

Mots-clé
Ankle Injuries/physiopathology, Ankle Joint/physiopathology, Female, Humans, Joint Instability/physiopathology, Male, Muscle Strength Dynamometer, Muscle Weakness/physiopathology, Postural Balance/physiology, Sprains and Strains/physiopathology, Torque, Weight-Bearing, Young Adult, Ankle sprain, Closed kinetic chain, Evertors' strength deficits, Functional test, Isokinetics, Weight bearing
Pubmed
Web of science
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04/01/2018 11:29
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20/08/2019 15:52
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