Performance-based criteria used for the return to running
| Performance-based criteria (n (%)) | 13 (7%) |
| Balance (studies, n) | 6 (3%) |
| One balance exercise with good control without objective criteria41 43 59 60 | 4 (2%) |
| Proprioception test LSI=100%46 | 1 |
| Composite score on Y-balance test ≥90%34 | 1 |
| Gait pattern (studies, n) | 5 (3%) |
| Normal gait pattern28 34 44 47 50 | 5 (3%) |
| Functional test (studies, n) | 7 (4%) |
| Functional test LSI>70%59 62 | 2 (1%) |
| Hop tests LSI≥85%46 | 1 |
| Hop tests or vertical jump tests without criteria61 | 1 |
| Jog on a minitrampoline for 10 min without problems63 | 1 |
| 10 consecutive single-leg squats to 45° knee flexion without loss of balance, and 30 steps-and-holds without loss of balance or excessive motion outside of the sagittal plane34 | 1 |
| Ability to perform single-limb functional exercises without pain or swelling44 | 1 |
LSI, limb symmetry index.