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We measured the Joint Position Sense (JPS) in adduction angle in patients with ankle lateral ligament injury, using our original Goniometer foot plate. The injury group comprised 15 patients with chronic ankle lateral ligament injury, and the JPS was measured as preoperative assessment. For the patients, the preoperatively assessed side was defined as the injury side, while the other side was defined as the non-injury side. We recorded the Absolute Error (AE) between target angle and replicated angle, and compared with the control group (20 healthy volunteers). Statistically significant differences were noted in the AE between the injury side and control group (p<0.05). This suggests that the patients with ankle lateral ligament injury exhibit a JPS deficit in adduction angle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Describes the installation of goniometers on the triple-axis/four-circle diffractometer SIN-1 at the PF-BL3A synchrotron radiation beamline at Photon Factory in Tsukuba, Japan, to improve data acquisition ability and beam collimation. X-ray optics; Goniometer design; Installation of linear stages on sides of the level to facilitate motion parallel and perpendicular to the beam direction.