Table 2

Comparison between groups during the propulsive and landing phases of the single leg vertical jump

InvolvedUninvolvedControlsInvolved-uninvolvedInvolved controlsUninvolved controls
P valuedMean difference (95% CIs)P valuedMean difference (95% CIs)P valuedMean difference (95% CIs)
Jump height (cm)11.0±3.513.3±3.313.7±2.1 <0.001 0.67 −2.3 (−3.4 to −1.2) 0.016 0.87 −2.4 (−4.5 to −0.4)0.98−0.2 (−2.2 to 1.9)
Propulsion
Peak joint motion (°)
 Hip flexion82.9±12.8478.6±12.185.3±12.8 0.003 0.34 4.3 (1.3 to 7.3)0.15−8.1 (−18.4 to 2.3) 0.016 0.53 −12.4 (−22.7 to −2.0)
 Knee flexion70.4±7.4074.0±5.775.1±5.9 0.007 0.54 −3.6 (−6.3 to −0.9) 0.043 0.67 −4.7 (−9.2 to −0.1)0.83−1.1 (−5.6 to 3.5)
 Ankle dorsiflexion29.6±3.4731.4±2.8131.0±4.0 0.022 0.58 −1.8 (−3.4 to −0.2)0.37−1.4 (−3.9 to 1.1)0.910.4 (−2.1 to 2.9)
 Trunk flexion49.1±11.8543.3±12.6447.1±13.3 <0.001 0.48 5.5 (2.9 to 8.2)0.683.4 (−6.4 to 13.1)0.86−2.1 (−11.9 to 7.6)
 Anterior pelvic tilt44.6±9.9239.5±8.9044.6±10.1 <0.001 0.54 5.1 (2.7 to 7.5)1.00−0.0 (−6.9 to 6.9)0.19−5.1 (−12.0 to 1.9)
Joint moments (Nm/kg)
 Hip flexion−3.3±0.5−3.0±0.7−3.0±0.60.05−0.2 (−0.5 to 0.0)0.46−0.2 (−0.7 to 0.2)1.000.02 (−0.4 to 0.5)
 Knee flexion−1.9±0.3−2.3±0.4−2.1±0.4 <0.001 1.23 0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)0.380.1 (−0.1 to 0.4) 0.019 0.77 −0.3 (−0.5 to 0.04)
 Ankle dorsiflexion−2.3±0.3−2.3±0.3−2.2±0.20.510.1 (−0.1 to 0.2)0.42−0.1 (−0.3 to 0.1)0.13−0.2 (−0.4 to 0.04)
Work (J/kg)
 Hip1.5±0.61.4±0.61.4±0.30.640.1 (−0.1 to 0.3)0.930.1 (−0.3 to 0.4)1.00−0.01 (−0.4 to 0.3)
 Knee1.2±0.41.6±0.31.5±0.4 <0.001 1.19 −0.4 (−0.6 to −0.2) 0.003 0.91 −0.3 (−0.6 to −0.1)0.860.1 (−0.2 to 0.3)
 Ankle1.4±0.41.6±0.31.5±0.3 0.002 0.62 −0.2 (−0.4 to −0.1)0.81−0.1 (−0.3 to 0.2)0.280.2 (−0.1 to 0.4)
 Total4.1±0.94.6±0.84.4±0.6 <0.001 0.59 −0.5 (−0.8 to −0.2)0.33−0.3 (−0.4 to 0.8)0.720.2 (−0.4 to 0.8)
Landing
Peak joint motion (°)
 Hip flexion67.3±16.862.2±14.864.7±19.1 0.003 0.32 5.1 (1.6 to 8.6)0.95−1.8 (−16.6 to 13.1)0.51−6.8 (−21.7 to 8.0)
 Knee flexion61.1±11.264.8±10.362.1±10.2 0.001 0.34 −4.0 (−6.6 to −1.5)0.91−1.6 (−10.8 to 7.7)0.792.5 (−6.8 to 11.7)
 Ankle dorsiflexion26.0±4.228.0±3.327.2±4.6 0.003 0.51 −2.1 (−3.5 to −0.6)0.74−1.1 (−4.7 to 2.5)0.791.0 (−2.6 to 4.6)
 Trunk flexion32.5±13.328.5±15.926.4±11.7 0.018 0.27 4.0 (0.6 to 7.4)0.912.0 (−9.5 to 13.4)0.90−2.1 (−13.5 to 9.4)
 Anterior pelvic tilt34.7±10.029.1±8.333.9±12.0 <0.001 0.62 5.7 (2.7 to 8.6)0.960.8 (−6.6 to 8.3)0.27−4.8 (−12.3 to 2.6)
Joint moments (Nm/kg)
 Hip flexion−3.6±1.4−3.3±1.5−2.8±1.40.26−0.2 (−0.6 to 0.1)0.20−0.7 (−1.7 to 0.3)0.48−0.5 to −1.5 to 0.5)
 Knee flexion−2.4±0.6−2.9±0.5−2.7±0.6 <0.001 0.85 0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)0.310.3 (−0.2 to 0.7)0.51−0.2 (−0.6 to −0.2)
 Ankle dorsiflexion−2.5±0.4−2.6±0.5−2.4±0.40.160.2 (−0.03 to 0.3)0.77−0.1 (−0.4 to 0.2)0.27−0.2 (−0.5 to 0.1)
Work (J/kg)
 Hip−1.2±0.5−1.1±0.4−1.1±0.50.79−0.04 (−0.2 to 0.1)0.83−0.1 (−0.4 to 0.3)0.96−0.04 (−0.4 to 0.3)
 Knee−0.9±0.4−1.1±0.4−1.3±0.5 0.014 0.52 0.2 (0.04 to 0.4) 0.049 0.69 0.3 (0.0 to 0.6)0.680.1 (−0.2 to 0.4)
 Ankle−1.0±0.4−1.1±0.4−1.2±0.4 0.038 0.39 0.2 (0.01 to 0.3)0.140.2 (−0.1 to 0.5)0.850.1 (−0.2 to 0.3)
 Total−3.1±0.7−3.4±0.6−3.5±0.7 <0.001 0.49 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5)0.070.5 (−0.03 to 1.0)0.780.1 (−0.4 to 0.6)
  • For the ACLR athletes, data are presented for both the reconstructed (‘involved’) and contralateral (‘uninvolved’) leg along with one (randomly selected) leg of the control subjects (‘controls’) as mean±SD The between-group comparisons show p values, non-standarised mean differences and 95% CIs and effect sizes (d) only where p<0.05. Bold indicates statistically significant differences and their respective effect sizes.

  • ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.