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. 2021 Apr 6;18(7):3826. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073826

Table 3.

Knee Flexion Angle Values of Studies Reviewed.

Knee Flexion IC (Degrees) Peak Knee Flexion (Degrees) Knee Abduction IC (Degrees) Peak Knee Abduction Moment (N·m)
Injured Control p-Value Injured Control p-Value Injured Control p-Value Injured Control p-Value
Krosshaug 2016 [12] −2.2 ± 4.7 −1.7 ± 4.1 0.51 92.2 ± 13.8 90.8 ± 14.9 0.62 −2.2 ± 4.7 −1.7 ± 4.1 0.51 21.2 ± 12.2 20.9 ± 11.0 0.91
Hewett 2005 [18] 71.9 ± 12 82.4 ± 8.0 <0.05 −45.3 ± 28.5 −18.4 ± 15.6 <0.001
Boden 2009 [25] 21.8 ± 7.0 18.3 ± 7.5 0.2504 17.6 39.3 0.0001 5.5 ± 6.0 5.6 ± 6.7 0.96 NS NS
Montgomery 2018 [27] 13.6 ± 3.63 ** 23.6 ± 17.3 ** <0.001 ** NS NS NS NS NS NS
Olsen 2004 [30] 15.8 ± 5.8 NS NS NS 13.15 NS 12.6 NS
Leppänen 2017 [32] 30.2 ± 11.7 27.6 ± 9.0 0.29 81.5 ± 10.0 84.6 ± 10.3 0.25 0.9 ± 5.8 −1.8 ± 6.7 0.12 37.1 ± 24.9 31.2 ± 22.0 0.32
Numata 2018 [33] NS NS NS NS 2.1 ± 2.4 * 0.4 ± 2.2 * 0.006 8.3 ± 4.3 5.1 ± 4.1 0.007

Table 3 displays the mean knee flexion angle, reported as degrees ± standard deviation (when available) of ACL injured vs. control subjects (those that were not injured). IC = initial contact; NS = not studied. * reported in cm. ** Data collected from direct communication with author.