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The Relationship Between Disability And Hop Performance In Subjects Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Joshua Prall, Michael Ross
The Relationship Between Disability And Hop Performance In Subjects Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Joshua Prall, Michael Ross
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Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between patient disability levels following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and closed kinetic chain performance as measured through a single leg hop for distance test, a 45-second sagittal plane hop test, and a 45-second frontal plane hop test.
Methods: Sixteen subjects, all cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who had undergone unilateral ACLR, participated in this study (10 males, 6 females, age=21.7±1.2 years, height=178.3±8.7 cm, weight=79.8±14.3 kg). The Knee Outcome Survey Sports Activity Scale (SAS) was used as our disability measure. The tests used to measure …