Background: Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), individuals present with significant knee power absorption deficits during deceleration of dynamic tasks. An inability to quantify these deficits clinically may underlie their persistence. Recent studies suggest that segment angular velocities measured with wearable inertial sensors have the potential to provide valuable information about knee power during a single-limb loading (SLL) task. However, the diagnostic accuracy of these measures and procedures needs to be established before translating this information to clinical practice.
Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of using inertial-sensor thigh angular velocities to detect asymmetrical knee loading during a dynamic SLL task in individuals following ACLR.
Methods: In this controlled laboratory study, 21 individuals following ACLR performed 3 trials of SLL on each limb. Sagittal plane peak knee power absorption was calculated for each limb (reconstructed and nonsurgical) during deceleration. Between-limb ratios (reconstructed/nonsurgical limb) were calculated for knee power using marker-based motion analysis, and thigh angular velocity was extracted from inertial sensors. Sensitivity and specificity of thigh angular velocity ratios in diagnosing asymmetrical knee loading (knee power deficits greater than 15%) were determined using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.
Results: Thigh angular velocity ratios detected asymmetrical knee loading when performing SLL with high sensitivity (81%) and specificity (100%).
Conclusion: These findings support the use of cost-effective wearable sensors to objectively quantify movement clinically in this population of individuals following ACLR. This study establishes procedures for the clinical quantification of dynamic knee loading deficits. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2018;48(11):895-902. Epub 11 Jul 2018. doi:10.2519/jospt.2018.7995.
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