Clinical trial NCT04788225: Assessment of Balance and Function After Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair
Official title: Assessment of Balance and Function After Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Complete Tear, Ankle, Lateral Ligament
Postural Balance
Physical Functional Performance
Keywords: Lateral ankle ligaments repair
Postural Balance
Physical Functional Performance
Lead sponsor: Gazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-09
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients who have undergone ATFL repair surgery at Gazi University Hospital The healthy control group will consist of patient relatives or volunteers to participate in the study.

Brief summary: Approximately 85% of ankle injuries are lateral region injuries.Surgical repair of lateral ligaments is indicated if there is more than 20 degrees of varus or more than 15 mm translation, if conservative treatment is ineffective and degree of damage is high and chronic instability has developed.After the surgery in addition to pain and edema control, weight transfer is not performed on the ankle for 6 weeks.Therefore, this process may adversely affect the muscle strength and range of motion of the ankle, and lower extremity performance and muscular synergies of balance.Although pathological changes caused by ligament damage have been investigated very well in the literature, it is not clear how surgical repair affects these changes. In our study we aim to investigate post-surgical changes.

Primary aim of the study is to evaluate the balance parameters of individuals who have undergone anterior talofibular ligament and / or calcaneofibular ligament repair, and its secondary purpose is to evaluate lower extremity performance, ankle functionality, pain, range of motion and muscle strength and compare them with healthy individuals.

Our hypothesis is that the balance, lower extremity performance and functionality, pain, range of motion and muscle strength of patients who have undergone ankle lateral ligament repair are worse than healthy individuals.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have passed at least 1 year after the operation Unilateral arthroscopic ATFL repair Volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any orthopedic conditions, neuromuscular disease, balance disorder, cognitive disorder, history of fracture and surgical operation of the lower extremity

Primary outcomes:
measure: Static balance assessment-Postural Stability Test
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
measure: Static balance assessment-Stability Limit Test
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
measure: Static balance assessment-Modified Sensori Organization Test
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
measure: Dynamic balance assessment
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Jumping performance assessment
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
measure: Walking ability
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
measure: Lower limb functionality assessment
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
measure: Foot and ankle functionality assessment
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
measure: ROM assessment
timeFrame: 1 year postoperatively
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Inci Ayas
Study officials:
affiliation: Gazi University
name: seyit çıtaker
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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