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. 2020 Sep 23;55(10):1106–1115. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0372.19

Table 1.

Participant Demographics and the Percentage Change in Peak Vertical Ground Reaction Force (vGRF) in Each Conditiona

No. (%)
Characteristic
Entire Cohort (n = 30)
Subgroup (n = 22)
Sex, No. (%) females 21 (70) 16 (73)
Graft type, No. (%) patellar tendon autograft 14 (47) 11 (50)
Concomitant meniscal surgery 17 (56.7) 12 (55)
Mean ± SD
Age, y 20.43 ± 2.91 20.32 ± 3.0
Height, cm 172.70 ± 10.81 171.77 ± 10.27
Mass, kg 73.16 ± 16.10 73.24 ± 15.27
Body mass index 24.42 ± 4.25 24.73 ± 4.33
Months since ACLR (range) 47.83 ± 26.97 (6–118) 47.27 ± 29.32 (6–118)
International Knee Documentation Committee score 86.49 ± 9.51 87.53 ± 7.75
Tegner Scale score 7.47 ± 1.33 7.64 ± 1.40
Baseline vGRF outcomes
 ACLR-limb vGRF, % BW 1.11 ± 0.06 1.09 ± 0.04
 Contralateral-limb vGRF, % BW 1.12 ± 0.06 1.10 ± 0.04
 vGRF Limb symmetry index, % 98.72 ± 2.62 98.66 ± 2.86
Loading-condition change in ACLR-limb peak vGRF, %
 Control 1.35 ± 2.37 1.41 ± 1.99
 Symmetric 1.31 ± 3.77 0.55 ± 2.57
 High 5.04 ± 2.33 4.56 ± 2.31
 Low −2.31 ± 2.28 −2.33 ± 2.43
Loading-condition change in contralateral-limb peak vGRF, %
 Control 1.56 ± 2.49 1.79 ± 2.60
 Symmetric 1.23 ± 4.42 0.19 ± 2.44
 High 5.20 ± 3.18 5.06 ± 3.50
 Low −1.81 ± 3.43 −1.79 ± 3.95
Loading-condition average strides/min
 Control 54.93 ± 3.29 54.86 ± 3.28
 Symmetric 55.93 ± 4.18 55.95 ± 3.99
 High 55.67 ± 4.20 55.59 ± 3.58
 Low 55.67 ± 5.08 54.54 ± 5.23

Abbreviations: % BW, percentage of body weight; ACLR, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

a

The percentage change in peak vGRF was calculated as the percentage change score from baseline (peak vGRF during the final minute of the loading condition/baseline peak vGRF] * 100).