Application of Position Sense in Clinical Examination of Knee Function.

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This study determines if an examination of knee joint position sense using electrogoniometers could serve as an indicator for one aspect of knee function. The reliability of this examination was obtained by using the test-retest method. Effects of knee problems, local anaesthesia, two different kinds of training, and knee bracing on knee position sense were evaluated. Thirty-one normal subjects and 31 patients with knee complaints were examined to investigate the influence of knee problems. The latter was also examined before and after local anaesthesia at arthroscopy. Ten students were examined before and after 8-week muscle strength training or dynamic joint control training. Another 10 students were examined before and after 8-week knee bracing. There was an impairment in joint position sense after local anaesthesia and 8-week knee bracing (p<0.05). Patients with knee problems did not have impaired joint position sense. Subjects with 8-week muscle strength training and dynamic joint control training showed an enhanced joint position sense (p<0.05), but did not show a significant difference between these training groups. It is proposed that the examination of joint position sense of the knee could be used for evaluating knee function.
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