Xiao'ao Xue, Le Yu, Shanshan Zheng, Xicheng Gu, Yuyan Na, Tian Xia, Hao Jue, Tianwu Chen, Hong Li, Hongyun Li, Ru Wang, Yinghui Hua
Surgical repair or reconstruction of the lateral ligaments for patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) could, logically, restore the proprioception of ankle through retensing receptors. To validate this hypothesis, seven databases were systematically searched, and thirteen studies comprising a total of 347 patients with CAI were included. Although five studies reported improved proprioceptive outcomes after surgeries, the other five studies with between-limb/group comparisons reported residual deficits at final follow-up, which does not consistently support proprioceptive recovery after existing surgical restabilization for CAI...
January 2024: Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation and Technology