[HTML][HTML] Is it time we better understood the tests we are using for return to sport decision making following ACL reconstruction? A critical review of the hop tests

WT Davies, GD Myer, PJ Read - Sports medicine, 2020 - Springer
There has been a move towards a criterion-based return to play in recent years, with 4
single-leg hop tests commonly used to assess functional performance. Despite their …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of portable sensing for out-of-lab anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention and rehabilitation

T Tan, AA Gatti, B Fan, KG Shea, SL Sherman… - NPJ Digital …, 2023 - nature.com
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgery are common.
Laboratory-based biomechanical assessment can evaluate ACL injury risk and …

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 …

Biomechanical but not strength or performance measures differentiate male athletes who experience ACL reinjury on return to level 1 sports

E King, C Richter, KAJ Daniels… - … American journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Performance measures such as strength, jump height/length, and change of
direction (CoD) time during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rehabilitation have been used …

Can biomechanical testing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction identify athletes at risk for subsequent ACL injury to the contralateral uninjured limb?

E King, C Richter, KAJ Daniels… - … American journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Athletes are twice as likely to rupture the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on
their healthy contralateral knee than the reconstructed graft after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) …

Strength and power training in rehabilitation: underpinning principles and practical strategies to return athletes to high performance

L Maestroni, P Read, C Bishop, A Turner - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Injuries have a detrimental impact on team and individual athletic performance. Deficits in
maximal strength, rate of force development (RFD), and reactive strength are commonly …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of exercise-induced fatigue on inter-limb asymmetries: A systematic review

J Heil, F Loffing, D Büsch - Sports medicine-open, 2020 - Springer
Background Non-contact injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament ruptures often occur
during physical load toward the end of a match. This is ascribed to emerging processes due …

Back to normal symmetry? Biomechanical variables remain more asymmetrical than normal during jump and change-of-direction testing 9 months after anterior …

E King, C Richter, A Franklyn-Miller… - … American journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), athletes have
demonstrated performance asymmetries as compared with healthy cohorts, but little …

Performance and symmetry measures during vertical jump testing at return to sport after ACL reconstruction

R Kotsifaki, V Sideris, E King, R Bahr… - British Journal of Sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Vertical jump tests are more sensitive in revealing asymmetries in performance
metrics at the time of return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction …