title: [Motor skills and safety of patients with bi- or trimalleolar ankle injury : Comparison with healthy, active, age-matched control subjects].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Do patients with bi- or trimalleolar ankle injury show differences in motor skills and safety in comparison with healthy, active, age-matched control subjects?
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective controlled cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Inclusion of 17 patients with bi- or trimalleolar ankle injury (mean 1.5 years postsurgery) and 23 healthy, active subjects of comparable age (fitness studio). Measurement instruments: motor test procedures and questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparison of patients and control subjects by routine daily motor function: patients < controls with the "timed 'Up & Go' test" (TUG, p = 0.011), the chair rising test and a coordination test using a gymnastic hoop (CRT and GR p > 0.05), fear of falling: patients > controls (p = 0.003) and physical activity: patients < controls (p = 0.032).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were no significant motor deficits in activities of daily life between the patients and controls, only tendencies; however, the patients showed definite limitations with an increased fear of falling and a reduced physical activity compared with the healthy control group. The resulting differences should be positively influenced by appropriate enhancement of training or participation in sports courses. The aim is to achieve a similar quality of life by a perception of safety and trust in one's own motor skills.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physiotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, 07747, Jena, Deutschland. Dana.loudovici@med.uni-jena.de.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3538-234X
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loudovici-Krug
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physiotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, 07747, Jena, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benkenstein
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physiotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, 07747, Jena, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derlien
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physiotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, 07747, Jena, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009048:Motor Skills; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Activity; Daily life motor skills; Elderly; Fear of falling; Questionnaire