Single leg vertical jump performance identifies knee function deficits at return to sport after ACL reconstruction in male athletes

A Kotsifaki, S Van Rossom, R Whiteley… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives Vertical jump performance (height) is a more representative metric for knee
function than horizontal hop performance (distance) in healthy individuals. It is not known …

Single leg hop for distance symmetry masks lower limb biomechanics: time to discuss hop distance as decision criterion for return to sport after ACL reconstruction?

A Kotsifaki, R Whiteley, S Van Rossom… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background We evaluated the lower limb status of athletes after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) during the propulsion and landing phases of a single leg hop for …

Definition of High-Risk Motion Patterns for Female ACL Injury Based on Football-Specific Field Data: A Wearable Sensors Plus Data Mining Approach

S Di Paolo, EM Nijmeijer, L Bragonzoni, A Gokeler… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate if the presence of anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) injury risk factors depicted in the laboratory would reflect at-risk patterns in football …

Functional Performance of Athletes at Return to Sport Following ACL Reconstruction: A Systematic Review

VS Gill, SV Tummala, W Han, SP Boddu… - … : The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To systematically review the existing literature on the functional performance of
athletes at the time of return-to-sport (RTS) clearance following ACL-reconstruction (ACLR) …

Between-limb symmetry in ACL and tibiofemoral contact forces in athletes after ACL reconstruction and clearance for return to sport

A Kotsifaki, S Van Rossom, R Whiteley… - … journal of sports …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Current return-to-sport (RTS) criteria after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction (ACLR) include demonstrating symmetry in functional and strength tests. It …

Neuromuscular and biomechanical landing alterations persist in athletes returning to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

A Smeets, M Willems, L Gilson, S Verschueren, F Staes… - The Knee, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed (ACLR) athletes show increased
hamstrings activation and decreased knee flexion moments (KFMs) during single leg …

Can symmetry of single-leg vertical jump height represent normal lower limb biomechanics of athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?

P Chen, L Wang, S Dong, Y Ding, S Jia… - Sports …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), single-leg horizontal
hop distance limb symmetry index (LSI)> 90% is recommended as a cutoff point for safe …

Fatigue-induced Landing Alterations in ACL Reconstructed Athletes after Return-to-Sport

M Willems, L Gilson, S Verschueren… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
At the time of return-to-sport, anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed athletes still show
altered neuromechanics in their injured leg during single leg hopping tasks. Part of these …

Postural balance strategies during landing at the moment of return-to-sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

MA Díaz, A Smeets, M Hagen, SP Sankey… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most athletes that return to sport (RTS) after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury
undergo reconstruction (ACLR) to restore their knee stability. The major concern for RTS is …

Whole-body change-of-direction task execution asymmetries after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

KAJ Daniels, E Drake, E King… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Cutting maneuvers can be executed at a range of angles and speeds, and these whole-
body task descriptors are closely associated with lower-limb mechanical loading …