Table 3

Normalised postural control with mean (SD)

	All players			Handball players			Football players
	ACL injured legs	ACL uninjured legs	p Value	ACL injured legs	ACL uninjured legs	p Value	ACL injured legs	ACL uninjured legs	p Value
Balance platform test (static)*	N=44	N=1440		N=20	N=698		N=24	N=742
Speed ML ((mm/s)/cm)	0.12 (0.03)	0.12 (0.05)	0.76	0.13 (0.04)	0.13 (0.04)	0.92	0.11 (0.03)	0.12 (0.05)	0.63
Speed AP ((mm/s)/cm)	0.14 (0.03)	0.14 (0.04)	0.94	0.15 (0.04)	0.14 (0.04)	0.49	0.13 (0.02)	0.13 (0.05)	0.45
95% centile areal ((mm²)/cm)	4.6 (1.4)	4.8 (1.7)	0.38	5.0 (1.6)	5.0 (1.8)	0.93	4.3 (1.1)	4.6 (1.6)	0.20
Balance platform test (drop down)*	N=18	N=633		N=9	N=252		N=9	N=381
Speed ML ((mm/s)/cm)	0.25 (0.10)	0.25 (0.08)	0.70	0.30 (0.10)	0.25 (0.08)	0.14	0.21 (0.08)	0.24 (0.08)	0.24
Speed AP ((mm/s)/cm)	0.43 (0.21)	0.39 (0.15)	0.48	0.45 (0.19)	0.39 (0.15)	0.34	0.41 (0.24)	0.39 (0.15)	0.88
95% centile areal ((mm²)/cm)	17.0 (8.3)	16.2 (10.1)	0.70	17.1 (7.9)	16.8 (13.0)	0.92	16.9 (9.2)	15.8 (7.6)	0.72
Star Excursion Balance Test*	N=55	N=1517		N=25	N=747		N=30	N=770
Anteromedial (cm/cm)	0.83 (0.07)	0.84 (0.06)	0.38	0.86 (0.08)	0.86 (0.07)	0.81	0.81 (0.06)	0.83 (0.06)	0.11
Medial (cm/cm)	0.87 (0.08)	0.87 (0.07)	0.42	0.89 (0.08)	0.89 (0.07)	0.89	0.84 (0.07)	0.86 (0.06)	0.22
Posteromedial (cm/cm)	0.94 (0.08)	0.95 (0.07)	0.25	0.97 (0.08)	0.96 (0.08)	0.77	0.92 (0.07)	0.94 (0.06)	0.06

Differences between injured and uninjured legs are presented for the total cohort, as well as for handball and football players separately, adjusted for dependencies between legs. Data are shown as means with SDs.
*Data were normalised for player height (Good Balance) or leg length (Star Excursion Balance Test).
AP, anterior–posterior; ML, mediolateral.