title: A simple outpatient test for proprioception in the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee.
abstract: Proprioception was quantified in 32 patients who had an arthroscopically documented complete anterior cruciate ligament tear using a simple single-limb standing test. An age-matched control group underwent identical testing. Control subjects demonstrated identical values between their two limbs, with the mean variation being 4.8%. The test group, however, showed significantly higher mean values for the injured compared with the noninjured limb, the mean variation being 43.8%. Patients who have a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament may experience a decline in proprioceptive function of their knees. This can be tested clinically using a simple single-limb standing test in an outpatient setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: al-Othman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Eraky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D010045:Outpatients; D011434:Proprioception; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity