TABLE 3.

Lower Limb Parameters in the Injured Limb vs the Uninjured Limb of Injured and Uninjured Players ^a

		Injured Players		Uninjured Players
	Injured Limb (n = 31)	Uninjured Limb (n = 31)	P Value	Uninjured Limb (n = 228)	P Value
Anthropometric measurement
Height of navicular tubercle, cm	4.9 ± 0.6	5.0 ± 0.6	.41	4.8 ± 0.7	.30
Joint range of motion, deg
Knee extension angle	3.8 ± 5.2	3.2 ± 5.0	.62	2.8 ± 4.5	.25
Ankle dorsal flex angle	40.4 ± 7.1	40.4 ± 5.7	.85	39.6 ± 6.3	.50
Hip internal rotation angle	36.4 ± 6.6	36.1 ± 5.7	.85	35.4 ± 8.5	.54
Muscle flexibility tests results
Iliopsoas	5.9 ± 4.0	5.7 ± 3.4	.78	5.2 ± 2.9	.26
Quadriceps	26.7 ± 6.7	28.0 ± 7.1	.46	25.8 ± 4.8	.39
Hamstring	20.1 ± 9.1	19.6 ± 8.4	.85	17.7 ± 8.3	.40
Gastrocnemius	13.0 ± 3.9	12.4 ± 4.7	.62	12.5 ± 4.2	.58
Soleus	22.2 ± 5.3	21.1 ± 5.9	.55	21.4 ± 5.6	.47
Muscle strength tests
Knee extension
Isometric, N·m	222.7 ± 36.5	223.6 ± 50.9	.92	237.7 ± 52.3	.12
Normalized isometric, N·m/kg	3.3 ± 0.4	3.3 ± 0.5	.84	3.5 ± 0.7	.22
Knee flexion
Isometric, N·m	114.9 ± 22.9	115.4 ± 24.9	.96	115.3 ± 24.5	.92
Normalized isometric, N·m/kg	1.7 ± 0.3	1.7 ± 0.3	.97	1.7 ± 0.3	.71
Hip abduction
Isometric, N·m	153.2 ± 32.2	158.8 ± 37.3	.62	167.4 ± 34.0	.03
Normalized isometric, N·m/kg	2.3 ± 0.5	2.4 ± 0.5	.63	2.5 ± 0.4	.05
Balance test
Center of pressure in single-leg balance, mm	461.6 ± 93.9	479.4 ± 148.9	.58	463.3 ± 144.8	.93

^a Data are presented as mean ± SD. Bold P value indicates a statistically significant difference vs the injured limb (P < .05).