Table 3. Mean and standard deviation for vertical ground reaction force during cutting maneuver in basketball, with sport shoe alone, taping and Aircast ankle bracing (n = 8).

Variables	Sport shoe alone	Aircast	Taping	p
Fymax1 (BW)	2.04 ± 0.37	2.03 ± 0.43	2.11 ± 0.43	> 0.05
Fymax2 (BW)	2.02 ± 0.26	1.44 ± 0.13	1.50 ± 0.17	0.0000
Fymin (BW)	1.20 ± 0.19	1.16 ± 0.20	1.14 ± 0.25	> 0.05
GG Fymax1 (BW/s)	45.64 ± 22.06	41.01 ± 16.92	44.91 ± 21.54	> 0.05
GG Fymax2 (BW/s)	29.20 ± 27.05	15.85 ± 10.65	18.64 ± 15.59	0.0490
Impulse after 50 ms (N.s)	0.05 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.02	> 0.05
Impulse after 75 ms (N.s)	0.09 ± 0.02	0.08 ± 0.02	0.09 ± 0.02	> 0.05

GG = growth gradient; BW = body weight; N.s = Newton.seconds; Fymax1 = maximum vertical and medial-lateral forces at foot contact on the ground; Fymax2 = Maximum vertical and medial-lateral forces at the moment of propulsion; Fymin = Minimum vertical and medial-lateral forces; GG Fymax1 = GG for maximum vertical and medial-lateral forces at ground contact; GG Fymax2 = GG for maximum vertical and medial-lateral forces at the moment of propulsion.