BMJ

Unilateral tests of lower-limb function as prognostic indicators of future knee-related outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review and meta ...

Objective To investigate the prognostic capacity of individual hop tests, hop test batteries and other unilateral functional performance tests following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Design ...
BMJ

Questioning the rules of engagement: a critical analysis of the use of limb symmetry index for safe return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Objective To evaluate the association between limb symmetry index (LSI) in quadriceps and hamstrings strength together with hop tests, as a proxy of recovery, and the deviation from being symmetrical ...
Augusta Free Press

ACL recovery research, implications for returning to sport

According to 2021 research in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 35 percent of athletes who have recovered from anterior cruciate ligament injuries will re-injure it after returning to their ...
Science Daily

Weight or energy: ACL recovery results and implications for returning to sport

Scientists discovered the importance of factoring both weight and jump height into the tests that are used to clear athletes to resume physical activity following an ACL injury. According to 2021 ...