Distance reached in the Anteromedial Reach Test as a function of learning and leg length

Res Q Exerc Sport. 2012 Jun;83(2):188-95. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2012.10599849.

Abstract

The anteromedial reach test (ART) is a new outcome measure for assessing dynamic knee stability in anterior cruciate ligament-injured patients. The effect of learning and leg length on distance reached in the ART was examined. Thirty-two healthy volunteers performed 15 trials of the ART on each leg. There was a moderate correlation (r = .44-.50) between reach distance and leg length, therefore reach distances were normalized for leg length. Normalized reach distance increased significantly over the 15 trials (p < .01), reaching a plateau after 8 trials, identified by a moving average graph. It is recommended that participants be afforded eight practice trials and that reach distances be normalized by expressing them as a percentage of leg length.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries
  • Knee Joint / physiology*
  • Knee Joint / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Proprioception / physiology
  • Rupture
  • Transfer, Psychology
  • Young Adult