2008
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-43.3.242
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Abstract: Context: Anterior drawer testing of the ankle is commonly used to diagnose lateral ligamentous instability. Our hypothesis was that changing knee and ankle positions would change the stability of the ankle complex during anterior drawer testing.Objectives: To assess the effects of knee and ankle position on anterior drawer laxity and stiffness of the ankle complex.Design: A repeated-measures design with knee and ankle position as independent variables.Setting: University research laboratory.Patients or Other P… Show more

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“…The minimal changes associated with the WB DF-ROM in comparison to NWB DF-ROM may be a consequence of the testing method and positions used. It has been reported that knee position has a significant effect upon DF-ROM, with the knee extended position increasing the passive tension in gastrocnemius and the general stiffness of the ankle via its effects on the series and elastic components of the muscle-tendon unit (Kovaleski et al, 2008;Krause et al, 2011). The changes reported for NWB DF-ROM within this study beyond the minimal detectable change values may therefore be due to the mobilisation causing a relaxation in the gastro-soleus complex.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 48%
“…The minimal changes associated with the WB DF-ROM in comparison to NWB DF-ROM may be a consequence of the testing method and positions used. It has been reported that knee position has a significant effect upon DF-ROM, with the knee extended position increasing the passive tension in gastrocnemius and the general stiffness of the ankle via its effects on the series and elastic components of the muscle-tendon unit (Kovaleski et al, 2008;Krause et al, 2011). The changes reported for NWB DF-ROM within this study beyond the minimal detectable change values may therefore be due to the mobilisation causing a relaxation in the gastro-soleus complex.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 48%
“…4 Other authors 3,5,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] have reported the advantages of this procedure for detecting ankle ligamentous laxity after injury. We performed this study to characterize the normal magnitude of physiologic ankle-complex motion in a population of uninjured ankles measured with the Hollis Ankle Arthrometer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Limb-dominance comparisons of ankle-complex motion between our study and other studies in which the authors reported using the Hollis Ankle Arthrometer were confounded because limb dominance was not identified in those studies. 5,[8][9][10][13][14][15][16] Of the other studies in which differences between left and right ankles were examined, injured ankles were included in the data analysis. 11,12 Sex Differences…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…L ateral ligament stress testing after an inversion ankle sprain is used to identify the presence of increased laxity within the talocrural and subtalar joints (ankle complex) when compared with the contralateral ankle. 1 This assessment commonly involves the anterior drawer and inversion tests [2][3][4] and is performed by applying an anteriorly directed force or inversion torque to the foot. 5 In the biomechanical literature, researchers [6][7][8] have shown the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) is the major ligamentous structure preventing forward subluxation of the talus and the calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) is the primary restraint of talar inversion.…”
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