Table 2.
Descriptive Characteristics of Participants Sustaining Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury After Baseline Landing Error Scoring System Testing
| Characteristic |
Group |
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| Injured Participants (n = 7) |
Uninjured Participants (n = 820) |
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| Individual Participant |
Total |
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| Age, y | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14.9 ± 7.0a | 13.9 ± 1.8a |
| Sex | Female | Female | Female | Female | Male | Female | Female | 1 male, 6 females | 347 males, 475 females |
| Mechanism of injury | Indirect contact | Indirect contact | Noncontact | Noncontact | Noncontact | Indirect contact | Noncontact | 3 indirect contact, 4 noncontact | NA |
| Event | Game | Game | Game | Game | Game | Game | Game | Game | NA |
| Injured Landing Error Scoring System score | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6.24 ± 1.75 (4.62, 7.86)b | 4.43 ± 1.71 (4.34, 4.53)b |
| Previous Landing Error Scoring System score | NA | NA | 6 | NA | NA | 6 | NA | NA | NA |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Mean ± SD.
b
Mean ± SD (95% confidence interval).