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Editorial Note: Effect of intrinsic foot muscles training on foot function and dynamic postural balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  • The PLOS One Editors

After this article [1] was published, it was brought to the attention of the PLOS One Editors that there is a closely-related systematic review that was previously registered in PROSPERO and published as part of a thesis [2,3]; this study was later published in [4].

A member of the PLOS One Editorial Board advised that despite partial overlap in the theme and included studies, the two articles [1] and [4], differ in their framing, analytical direction, and conclusions.

The PLOS One Editors issue this Editorial Note to make readers aware of the related work [2,3] that was publicly available at the time of publication but was not cited.

References

  1. 1. Wei Z, Zeng Z, Liu M, Wang L. Effect of intrinsic foot muscles training on foot function and dynamic postural balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2022;17(4):e0266525. pmid:35442981
  2. 2. Jaffri A, Koldenhoven R, Hertel J, Saliba S. Evidence of intrinsic foot muscle training in improving foot function: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO; 2024. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42020170470
    • 3. Abbis J. Examining neuromuscular adaptation in foot and ankle injuries using Ultrasound imaging [Doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia]. University of Virginia Library; 2020.
    • 4. Jaffri AH, Koldenhoven R, Saliba S, Hertel J. Evidence for intrinsic foot muscle training in improving foot function: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Athl Train. 2023;58(11–12):941–51. pmid:35724360

    Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2025) Editorial Note: Effect of intrinsic foot muscles training on foot function and dynamic postural balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 20(8): e0330111. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330111

    Published: August 12, 2025

    Copyright: © 2025 The PLOS One Editors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.