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. 2014 Mar-Apr;49(2):154–162. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.2.01

Table 4. .

Peak Kinematic and Kinetic Variables During the Loading Phase of the Jump Landing (Mean ± SD)

Variable
Menses
Ovulation
Menses, 95% Confidence Interval
Ovulation, 95% Confidence Interval
t or Z
P
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Kinematics, °
 Knee flexion 93.7 ± 8.9 92.7 ± 12.4 89.5 97.8 86.9 98.5 0.7 .49
 Knee valgus −13.2 ± 10.6 −12.4 ± 7.9 −18.2 8.3 −16.1 −8.7 0.4 .67
 Knee internal rotation 9.2 ± 7.5 5.3 ± 8.7 5.7 12.7 1.2 9.4 1.9 .07
 Hip flexion −77.7 ± 12.3 −80.8 ± 16.8 −83.5 −71.9 −88.6 −72.9 1.2 .25
 Hip adduction 0.9 ± 5.9 0.9 ± 6.3 −1.9 3.6 −2.0 3.8 −0.024 .98
 Hip internal rotation 2.9 ± 8.7 6.2 ± 6.8 −1.2 6.9 3.3 9.4 −2.1 .047b
Kinetics, internal moment normalized to body mass height
 Knee extension −0.21 ± 0.06 −0.21 ± 0.07 −0.24 −0.18 −0.24 −0.18 0.4 .68
 Knee valgus −0.02 ± 0.03 −0.06 ± 0.06 −0.04 −0.002 −0.08 −0.03 −2.6a .01b
 Knee internal rotation 0.03 ± 0.03 0.03 ± 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.05 −0.5a .62
 Hip extension −0.31 ± 0.23 −0.35 ± 0.40 −0.42 −0.21 −0.54 −0.16 −0.8 .41
 Hip adduction 0.12 ± 0.10 0.12 ± 0.13 0.07 0.16 0.06 0.18 −1.0a .63
 Hip internal rotation 0.17 ± 0.18 0.12 ± 0.15 0.09 0.26 0.06 0.19 −2.4a .02b
Forces
 Vertical ground reaction force, Nb 1968.3 ± 623.8 1775.8 ± 642.9 1676.4 2260.3 1474.9 2076.7 2.2 .04b
a

Wilcoxon signed rank test.

b

Indicates difference between phases.