Background: Proprioception enables effective and coordinated performance of tasks, as it provides us with information of the joint and body position and movement. A conscious part of proprioception is most often assessed by clinical evaluation or by measuring joint position sense. Purpose: Our goal was to determine reliability of joint position sense measurements in open and closed kinetic chain by examining the literature. Methods: We searched for literature using browsers and databases: PubMed, CINAHL. We included researches in English language, fully accessible, research in which measurement protocol is described, research that included measurements in open and closed kinetic chain. Results: We included ten researches. For intrarater reliability of knee joint position sense measurements they used electrogoniometer (intraclass correlation coefficient for closed kinetic chain = 0,57–0,97; intraclass correlation coefficient for open kinetic chain = 0,17–0,79), video camera (intraclass correlation coefficient for closed kinetic chain = 0,90), and purpose-built motorized proprioception measuring device (intraclass correlation coefficient for open kinetic chain = 0,18–0,56). Excellent interrater reliability in closed (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0,81–0,88) and in open kinetic chain (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0,75–0,87) using electrogoniometer. Excellent correlation between electrogoniometer and video analysis in closed kinetic chain (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0,94–0,98) and between isokinetic dynamometer and electrogoniometer in open kinetic chain (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0,63–0,92). Joint position sense is worse (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0,74) in risked position of the knee (feet wider than shoulders, external rotation). Among healthy adults measurements are more reliable in closed kinetic chain (absolute error = 4,1°) compared with open kinetic chain (absolute error = 5,5°). Knee joint position sense is worse in open kinetic chain after joint infusion (absolute error = 1,41°) compared with closed kinetic chain (absolute error = 0,47°). After stroke joint position sense is better in closed kinetic chain (absolute error = 7,0°) compared with open kinetic chain (absolute error = 12,7°). Discussion and conclusion: According to the results, we can conclude that the measurements of knee joint position sense are more reliable in closed kinetic chain, because we include all proprioceptors that are important in providing information of joint position sense in everyday activities.
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