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ID 27138
  Title Immediate effects of long-axis talocrural thrust manipulation on the length of the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments measured with musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35753871/
Journal J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2022 Feb;45(2):153-162
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to measure the immediate effect of a thrust manipulation on the length of the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments in healthy patients.

Methods: A convenience sample of 47 healthy patients were recruited for this quasi-experimental study. The patients had an age range from 22 to 54 years, with a mean age of 30.36 years. There were 23 female patients and 24 male patients. Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging was used to measure the length of the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments before and immediately after a high-velocity long-axis thrust manipulation of the talocrural joint during various validated test positions.

Results: A single long-axis thrust manipulation did not result in a significant change in the length of the anterior talofibular ligament (P = .325). Additionally, there was no significant difference in calcaneofibular length after a long-axis thrust manipulation (P = .26).

Conclusion: The results indicate that the length of the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligament did not significantly change after a single long-axis thrust manipulation of the talocrural joint in healthy patients. It appears that the joint capsule of the talocrural joint reached end-range during the manipulation before the ligament undergoes plastic length changes; thus, the increase in joint range of motion after a thrust manipulation was probably not due to increased plastic length changes of the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments.

Author keywords: Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Ligaments; Ultrasonography; Ankle

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