The Non-injured Leg Can Be Used as a Reference for the Injured Leg in Single-legged Hop Tests

# Background Single-legged hop tests are frequently used in substantiating return to sport decisions following lower extremity injury. Evidence for using the non-injured leg as a reference for the injured leg in the return to sport decision-making at the criterion-based point of return to sport foll...

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Autores principales: Astrid Vereijken, Emiel van Trijffel, Inne Aerts, Bruno Tassignon, Jo Verschueren, Romain Meeusen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:39966aa0c64a4d738577c2dec6c1863c2021-12-02T14:47:19ZThe Non-injured Leg Can Be Used as a Reference for the Injured Leg in Single-legged Hop Tests2159-2896https://doaj.org/article/39966aa0c64a4d738577c2dec6c1863c2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ijspt.scholasticahq.com/article/25758-the-non-injured-leg-can-be-used-as-a-reference-for-the-injured-leg-in-single-legged-hop-tests.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2159-2896# Background Single-legged hop tests are frequently used in substantiating return to sport decisions following lower extremity injury. Evidence for using the non-injured leg as a reference for the injured leg in the return to sport decision-making at the criterion-based point of return to sport following lower extremity injury is lacking. # Purpose To compare absolute values in single-legged hop tests between the non-injured leg of athletes returning to high-impact sports after lower extremity injury and the matched leg of healthy athletes. # Study Design Cross-sectional study. # Methods One hundred and sixty-nine athletes returning to high-impact sports after lower extremity injury and 169 matched healthy athletes executed five single-legged hop tests. Differences between athletes returning to high-impact sports after lower extremity injury and matched healthy athletes on five single-legged hop tests were analyzed using paired t-tests. # Results There were no statistically significant differences between the non-injured leg of athletes returning to sport and the matched leg of healthy athletes. Effect sizes ranged from 0.05 to 0.14 indicating negligible effects. # Conclusion Clinicians can use the non-injured leg as a reference for the injured leg in single-legged hop tests for deciding on return to high-impact sports after lower extremity injuries. # Level of Evidence 3bAstrid VereijkenEmiel van TrijffelInne AertsBruno TassignonJo VerschuerenRomain MeeusenNorth American Sports Medicine InstitutearticleSports medicineRC1200-1245ENInternational Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Vol 16, Iss 4 (2021)
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language EN
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Astrid Vereijken
Emiel van Trijffel
Inne Aerts
Bruno Tassignon
Jo Verschueren
Romain Meeusen
The Non-injured Leg Can Be Used as a Reference for the Injured Leg in Single-legged Hop Tests
description # Background Single-legged hop tests are frequently used in substantiating return to sport decisions following lower extremity injury. Evidence for using the non-injured leg as a reference for the injured leg in the return to sport decision-making at the criterion-based point of return to sport following lower extremity injury is lacking. # Purpose To compare absolute values in single-legged hop tests between the non-injured leg of athletes returning to high-impact sports after lower extremity injury and the matched leg of healthy athletes. # Study Design Cross-sectional study. # Methods One hundred and sixty-nine athletes returning to high-impact sports after lower extremity injury and 169 matched healthy athletes executed five single-legged hop tests. Differences between athletes returning to high-impact sports after lower extremity injury and matched healthy athletes on five single-legged hop tests were analyzed using paired t-tests. # Results There were no statistically significant differences between the non-injured leg of athletes returning to sport and the matched leg of healthy athletes. Effect sizes ranged from 0.05 to 0.14 indicating negligible effects. # Conclusion Clinicians can use the non-injured leg as a reference for the injured leg in single-legged hop tests for deciding on return to high-impact sports after lower extremity injuries. # Level of Evidence 3b
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author Astrid Vereijken
Emiel van Trijffel
Inne Aerts
Bruno Tassignon
Jo Verschueren
Romain Meeusen
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title The Non-injured Leg Can Be Used as a Reference for the Injured Leg in Single-legged Hop Tests
title_short The Non-injured Leg Can Be Used as a Reference for the Injured Leg in Single-legged Hop Tests
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url https://doaj.org/article/39966aa0c64a4d738577c2dec6c1863c
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