Lower-limb biomechanical alterations across movement tasks in individuals with chronic ankle instability: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Bojie Xuan, Dong Sun, Yang Song, Fengping Li, Zhanyi Zhou, Zilong Wang, Jiazhong Zhu, Kuiyu Chen, Rui Zhao, Dongxu Wang, Diwei Chen, Danica Janicijevic, Monèm Jemni, Yaodong Gu · 2026
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Bojie Xuan and colleagues gather every systematic review on how wobbly ankles change whole-leg movement. Their 2026 umbrella review searches seven databases for reviews of chronic ankle instability and related states, including people who cope well after a sprain. Eighteen reviews qualify, with seventeen feeding the main synthesis and one adding dual-task evidence.
Most findings cluster thickly around landing tasks, where reviewers repeatedly found quieter pre-landing calf muscle activation, harder or faster vertical loading, and stiffer leg mechanics. Walking studies pointed to more inward ankle roll, hip pull-in, and knee stress moments. Perturbation landings showed delayed outer calf responses. Copers looked closer to healthy movers on task-specific measures. The authors warn that most task domains still lack enough depth for firm verdicts.
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| CREATOR | Bojie Xuan, Dong Sun, Yang Song, Fengping Li, Zhanyi Zhou, Zilong Wang, Jiazhong Zhu, Kuiyu Chen, Rui Zhao, Dongxu Wang, Diwei Chen, Danica Janicijevic, Monèm Jemni, Yaodong Gu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 97532 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |