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 …

Clinician-friendly lower extremity physical performance measures in athletes: a systematic review of measurement properties and correlation with injury, part 1. The …

EJ Hegedus, S McDonough, C Bleakley… - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To review the measurement properties of physical performance tests (PPTs) of the
knee as each pertain to athletes, and to determine the relationship between PPTs and injury …

Abnormal lower limb symmetry determined by function hop tests after anterior cruciate ligament rupture

FR Noyes, SD Barber… - The American journal of …, 1991 - journals.sagepub.com
This study assessed the sensitivity of four different types of one-legged hop tests. The goal
was to deter mine alterations in lower limb function in ACL deficient knees. Regression …

Fate of the ACL-injured patient: a prospective outcome study

DM Daniel, ML Stone, BE Dobson… - … American journal of …, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
We followed 292 patients who had sustained an acute traumatic hemarthrosis for a mean of
64 months. The KT-1000 arthrometer measurements within 90 days of injury revealed the …

A test battery for evaluating hop performance in patients with an ACL injury and patients who have undergone ACL reconstruction

A Gustavsson, C Neeter, P Thomeé… - Knee surgery, sports …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to develop a test battery of hop tests with high ability to
discriminate (ie high test–retest reliability, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy) between the …

Injuries in runners

J Lysholm, J Wiklander - The American journal of sports …, 1987 - journals.sagepub.com
Sixty runners belonging to two clubs were followed for 1 year with regard to training and
injury. There were 55 injuries in 39 athletes. The injury rate per 1,000 hours of training was …

Abnormal rotational knee motion during running after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

S Tashman, D Collon, K Anderson… - … American journal of …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for restoring
normal knee kinematics is largely unknown, particularly during sports movements …

3D gait assessment in young and elderly subjects using foot-worn inertial sensors

B Mariani, C Hoskovec, S Rochat, C Büla… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
This study describes the validation of a new wearable system for assessment of 3D spatial
parameters of gait. The new method is based on the detection of temporal parameters …

Positive effects of moderate exercise on glycosaminoglycan content in knee cartilage: a four‐month, randomized, controlled trial in patients at risk of osteoarthritis

EM Roos, L Dahlberg - Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the effects of moderate exercise on glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content
in knee cartilage in subjects at high risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Forty‐five …

Strategies for enhancing proprioception and neuromuscular control of the knee.

TE Hewett, MV Paterno, GD Myer - Clinical Orthopaedics and …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Proprioception and neuromuscular control of the knee are compromised after ligament injury
and must be regained if the athlete is to return to high level sports at a normal injury risk …