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Title: Clinic-based assessment of weight-bearing asymmetry during squatting in people with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using Nintendo Wii Balance Boards.
Epworth Authors: Feller, Julian
Whitehead, Timothy
Other Authors: Clark, Ross
Howells, Brooke
Webster, Kate
Keywords: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Rehabilitation
Recovery of Function
Resistance Training
Osteoarthritis
Injuries
Knee
Anterior cruciate ligament
Musculoskeletal Clinical Institute, Epworth HealthCare, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: Jun-2014
Citation: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Jun;95(6):1156-61.
Abstract: To use low-cost Nintendo Wii Balance Boards (NWBB) to assess weight-bearing asymmetry (WBA) in people who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and to compare their results with a matched control group. Quantitative clinical study using a cross-sectional design. Orthopedic clinic of a private hospital. ACLR participants (n=41; mean age ± SD, 26.0 ± 9.8 y; current Cincinnati sports activity level, 75.3 ± 19.8) performed testing in conjunction with their routine 6- or 12-month clinical follow-up, and a control group (n=41) was matched for age, height, body mass, and physical activity level.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11434/88
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.02.024.
PubMed URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24642197
ISSN: 0003-9993
Journal Title: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Type: Journal Article
Affiliated Organisations: School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
Musculoskeletal Research Center, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Type of Clinical Study or Trial: Crossover Design
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