Table 2.
Neuromuscular Control and Performance Variablesa
| All Injuries | Lower Limb Injuries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Players (N = 83) | Injured Players (n = 37) | Noninjured Players (n = 46) | Injured Players (n = 27) | Noninjured Players (n = 56) | |
| Sit-and-reach test, cm | 8.31 ± 10.42 | 8.85 ± 12.97 | 7.88 ± 8.04 | 9.1 ± 14.6 | 7.93 ± 7.68 |
| Ankle flexibility, cmb | 12.37 ± 2.83 | 12.06 ± 2.72 | 12.61 ± 2.93 | 11.85 ± 2.78 | 12.62 ± 2.85 |
| Ankle flexibility asymmetry, cm | 1.64 ± 1.29 | 1.52 ± 1.25 | 1.73 ± 1.33 | 1.49 ± 1.32 | 1.78 ± 1.28 |
| Leg-length difference, cm | 0.55 ± 0.75 | 0.53 ± 0.72 | 0.56 ± 0.78 | 0.45 ± 0.59 | 0.59 ± 0.81 |
| SEBTb | |||||
| Anterior | 94.00 ± 8.44 | 93.96 ± 7.04 | 94.04 ± 9.49 | 93.29 ± 6.53 | 94.35 ± 9.26 |
| Anteromedial | 78.93 ± 9.64 | 77.46 ± 7.66 | 80.12 ± 10.91 | 77.49 ± 7.02 | 79.63 ± 10.66 |
| Anterolateral | 91.24 ± 7.90 | 90.84 ± 7.28 | 90.62 ± 7.27 | 90.04 ± 7.59 | 90.75 ± 7.36 |
| Posterior | 86.40 ± 7.38 | 85.27 ± 6.75 | 87.32 ± 7.81 | 84.84 ± 6.97 | 87.16 ± 7.52 |
| Posteromedialc | 81.51 ± 7.55 | 79.71 ± 6.34 | 82.96 ± 8.36 | 78.78 ± 6.32 | 82.83 ± 7.94 |
| Posterolateral | 87.75 ± 7.18 | 86.53 ± 6.38 | 88.74 ± 7.69 | 85.96 ± 6.41 | 88.62 ± 7.42 |
| SEBT asymmetry, cm | |||||
| Anterior | 4.2 ± 3.11 | 4.09 ± 2.74 | 4.39 ± 3.40 | 3.9 ± 2.65 | 4.35 ± 3.32 |
| Anteromedial | 4.93 ± 4.31 | 5.53 ± 4.07 | 4.45 ± 4.08 | 5.06 ± 3.92 | 4.87 ± 4.52 |
| Anterolateralc | 3.68 ± 3.70 | 3.87 ± 4.42 | 3.52 ± 3.03 | 4.44 ± 4.74 | 3.31 ± 3.06 |
| Posterior | 3.62 ± 3.03 | 4.03 ± 3.04 | 3.30 ± 3.02 | 4.06 ± 2.90 | 3.41 ± 3.1 |
| Posteromedial | 4.66 ± 4.09 | 4.58 ± 3.82 | 4.72 ± 4.33 | 4.39 ± 4.18 | 4.97 ± 4.07 |
| Posterolateralc | 3.88 ± 4.02 | 4.61 ± 4.57 | 3.29 ± 3.46 | 5.09 ± 5.19 | 3.30 ± 3.22 |
| Countermovement jump height, cmc | 39.70 ± 5.96 | 41.45 ± 5.90 | 38.61 ± 5.77 | 42.02 ± 6.02 | 38.81 ± 5.76 |
| Drop-jump ground-reaction time, msc | 204.64 ± 40.37 | 197.41 ± 36.96 | 210.46 ± 42.42 | 197.9 ± 38.38 | 207.89 ± 41.24 |
| Sprint time, s | |||||
| 0-5 m | 0.99 ± 0.08 | 0.98 ± 0.07 | 1.00 ± 0.08 | 0.99 ± 0.07 | 0.99 ± 0.09 |
| 0-10 m | 1.74 ± 0.15 | 1.71 ± 0.16 | 1.77 ± 0.13 | 1.73 ± 0.12 | 1.75 ± 0.16 |
| 0-30 mc | 4.40 ± 0.36 | 4.30 ± 0.46 | 4.48 ± 0.33 | 4.32 ± 0.34 | 4.44 ± 0.36 |
| Agility, s | 6.10 ± 0.47 | 6.08 ± 0.42 | 6.11 ± 0.51 | 6.05 ± 0.46 | 6.12 ± 0.48 |
aData are presented as mean ± SD. SEBT, Star Excursion Balance Test.
bMean of the left and right legs.
cVariable identified by the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator model as being relevant for injury occurrence.