Sung-Sahn Lee1, Hyun-Jung Kim2, Donghee Ye3, Dae-Hee Lee4. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Goyangsi, Gyeonggido, Korea. 2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea. 4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea. eoak22@empal.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Theoretically, proprioceptive acuity could decrease in patients with knee osteoarthritis. However, there have been conflicting results in terms of proprioceptive deficit in osteoarthritic knees. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare knee proprioception between osteoarthritic and healthy control knees. METHODS: Studies comparing proprioception in osteoarthritic and healthy knees of age-matched control group using thresholds to detect passive motion (TTDPM) or joint position sense (JPS) tests were identified. JPS was assessed by measuring the reproduction of passive positioning (RPP) or active positioning (RAP) of the knees. RESULTS: Seventeen studies were finally included in this meta-analysis. The pooled results of the analyses of the TTDPM for both 30° and 45° knee flexion showed that the mean angle of error was 0.83° greater (95% confidence interval: 0.44 to 1.23°; p < 0.001) in the osteoarthritic knees than in control knees. The pooled data of the RAP and RPP also showed that the mean angle of error was 1.89° greater in the osteoarthritic knees than in the control group. The mean difference in the angle of error between the osteoarthritic knees and control group was 1.06° greater in the JPS test than in the TTDPM (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The knee proprioceptive acuity of the patients with knee osteoarthritis was poorer than that of the patients with unaffected knees in the age-matched control group both in terms of the TTDPM and JPS; clinical relevance of these deficits needs to be clarified in further studies. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Meta-analysis, Level II.
PURPOSE: Theoretically, proprioceptive acuity could decrease in patients with knee osteoarthritis. However, there have been conflicting results in terms of proprioceptive deficit in osteoarthritic knees. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare knee proprioception between osteoarthritic and healthy control knees. METHODS: Studies comparing proprioception in osteoarthritic and healthy knees of age-matched control group using thresholds to detect passive motion (TTDPM) or joint position sense (JPS) tests were identified. JPS was assessed by measuring the reproduction of passive positioning (RPP) or active positioning (RAP) of the knees. RESULTS: Seventeen studies were finally included in this meta-analysis. The pooled results of the analyses of the TTDPM for both 30° and 45° knee flexion showed that the mean angle of error was 0.83° greater (95% confidence interval: 0.44 to 1.23°; p < 0.001) in the osteoarthritic knees than in control knees. The pooled data of the RAP and RPP also showed that the mean angle of error was 1.89° greater in the osteoarthritic knees than in the control group. The mean difference in the angle of error between the osteoarthritic knees and control group was 1.06° greater in the JPS test than in the TTDPM (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The knee proprioceptive acuity of the patients with knee osteoarthritis was poorer than that of the patients with unaffected knees in the age-matched control group both in terms of the TTDPM and JPS; clinical relevance of these deficits needs to be clarified in further studies. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Meta-analysis, Level II.
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Joint position sense; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Proprioception; Threshold to detection of passive motion
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