Peroneal reaction time in treated functional instability of the ankle

Abstract

Summary Peroneal reaction time was measured in two groups of patients with either acute or chronic unilateral instability of the ankle, both before and after treatment. Group A consisted of patients with chronic functional instability who were treated with surgical stabilization while Group B contained patients with acute functional instability who were treated with proprioceptive exercises. Statistical analysis of the electromyographic recordings taken from peroneus longus muscles of these patients showed longer mean peroneal reaction time before conservative or surgical treatment in both groups ( P P