Postural control — a comparison between patients with chronic anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency and healthy individuals

Postural control in the sagittal plane was evaluated in 22 patients with chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency and the result was compared to that of a control group of 20 uninjured subjects. Measurement of the body sway was done on a fixed and sway‐referenced force plate in both single‐limb and two‐limb stance, with the eyes open and closed, respectively. Further, an analysis of the postural reactions to perturbations backwards and forwards, respectively, was made in single‐limb stance.

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