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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010 Apr;40(4):A1–A37. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2010.0303
Single-Limb 6 Meter Hop Test for Time
ICF category Measurement of activity limitation, jumping
Description The amount of time a patient needs to hop on 1 limb a distance of 6-m as quickly as possible.
Measurement method The patient stands on the uninvolved limb, with the toes on the starting line. After the examiner’s command of “Ready, set, go,” timing begins with a stopwatch accurate to 0.01 seconds. The patient hops the 6-m distance as quickly as possible with the test limb. The testing stops when the subject crosses the 6-m finish line. The patient performs 2 practice hops and performs 2 recordable hops. Testing is repeated on the involved limb. Wearing a functional knee brace is recommended for all patients postinjury or less than 1 year postsurgery.
Nature of variable Continuous
Units of measurement Seconds
Measurement properties Test-retest reliability
  • Healthy individuals: ICC2,3 = 0.93, SEM = 0.06 s, MDC95 = 0.17 s136

  • Mean time: 1.82–1.86 s

LSI reliability in patients with ACL reconstruction129
  • ICC2,1 = 0.82

  • MDC90 = 12.96%

  • Range of mean LSI at 16 weeks post-ACL reconstruction = 81.7%–83.2%

  • Mean LSI at 22 weeks post-ACL reconstruction = 89.6%