2015 ISAKOS Biennial Congress ePoster #110
The Role of Ankle Lateral Ligaments Repair in Muscle Reaction Time in Patients With Mechanical Ankle Instability
Hongyun Li, MD, Shanghai CHINA
Jiejiao Zheng, MD, Shanghai CHINA
Yinghui Hua, MD, Shanghai CHINA
Jian Zhang, MD, Shanghai CHINA
Henry Chen, MD, Shanghai CHINA
Shiyi Chen, MD, PhD, Prof., Shanghai CHINA
Sports Medicine Center of Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA
FDA Status Not Applicable
Summary: Role of Ankle Ligaments Repair in muscle reaction time
Abstract:
Purpose
To evaluate the role of ankle lateral ligaments repair procedure in muscle reaction time in mechanical ankle instability (MAI) patients.
Methods
Fifteen patients with MAI and 14 healthy control subjects were included in the study. All the patients were diagnosed with lateral ankle ligaments tear by ultrasonography and MRI. Peroneus longus and anterior tibialis latencies were collected during a random inversion perturbation while walking. After the test, all MAI patients underwent arthroscopic debridement and open lateral ankle ligaments repair with modified Brostrom- Gould procedure. Six months after the operation, the muscle reaction time in MAI group were collected again. Anterior drawer test and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society scale score (AOFAS score) were evaluated in these patients before and after the operation.
Results
MAI patients displayed delayed peroneus longus and anterior tibialis latencies when compared to the unaffected leg and health control group. Six months after the operation, there were significant increased in the AOFAS scale scores when compared with those before the operation (79.5VS62.3, P < .001). However, no significant difference in peroneus longus and anterior tibialis latencies was found before and after the operation in MAI patients.
Conclusions
Patients with MAI suffer deficits of delayed muscles reaction time. Ankle lateral ligaments repair did not reduce the muscle reaction time in subjects with mechanical ankle instability.
Key Words: Ankle Instability, Mechanical ankle instability, Mechanical, ligaments repair.