Psychometric properties of knee proprioception tests targeting healthy individuals and those with anterior cruciate ligament injury managed with or without reconstruction: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury affects knee proprioception and sensorimotor control and might contribute to an increased risk of a second ACL injury and secondary knee osteoarthritis. Therefore, there is a growing need for valid, reliable and responsive knee proprioception tests. No previous study has comprehensively reviewed all the relevant psychometric properties (PMPs) of these tests together. The aim of this review protocol is to narrate the steps involved in synthesising the evidence for the PMPs of specific knee proprioception tests among individuals with an ACL injury and knee-healthy controls.

Methods and analysis

The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses will be followed to report the review. A combination of fo

SUBMITTER: Arumugam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500280 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature