Association between Selected Screening Tests and Knee Alignment in Single-Leg Tasks among Young Football Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Ethical Approval
2.3. Procedures
2.3.1. Anthropometric Characteristics
2.3.2. Single-Leg Squat and Single-Leg Landing
SLS
SLL
2.3.3. Two-Dimensional Video Assessment
2.3.4. Range of Motion
WBLT
PSLR
The Sit and Reach Test
Passive Hip ER and IR ROM
2.3.5. Dynamic Balance
2.3.6. Jump Performance
CMJ
SLHD
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physical Characteristics
3.2. Correlation between Variables and Knee Valgus Angle
3.3. Predictor Variables for Knee Valgus Angles
4. Discussion
5. Study Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics (n = 43) | Scores |
---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 13.2 (1.7) |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 164.3 (9.3) |
Body mass (kg), median (IQR) | 45.7 (13.6) |
APHV, mean (SD) | 14.0 (0.6) |
Maturity offset (years), mean (SD) | −0.6 (1.0) |
Football training experience (years), median (IQR) | 6.0 (3.0) |
Variables (n = 43) | Scores |
---|---|
Range of Motion | |
PSLR (degrees), median (IQR) | 75.0 (17.0) |
Hip IR (degrees), median (IQR) | 40.0 (18.0) |
Hip ER (degrees), mean (SD) | 45.2 (12.2) |
Sit and Reach Test (cm), mean (SD) | 3.1 (5.4) |
WBLT (cm) median (IQR) | 12.0 (5.0) |
mSEBT—Dynamic Balance | |
ANT (LL%), median (IQR) | 68.5 (16.8) |
PL (LL%), mean (SD) | 99.8 (13.2) |
PM (LL%), median (IQR) | 98.2 (10.2) |
COM (LL%), median (IQR) | 89.0 (12.6) |
Jump Performance | |
CMJ (cm), mean (SD) | 30.7 (4.9) |
SLHD (cm), median (IQR) | 184.3 (26.6) |
FPPA—Dynamic Valgus Angles | |
SLS (degrees), mean (SD) | 16.4 (8.6) |
SLL (degrees), median (IQR) | 6.66 (11.33) |
Knee Valgus Angles (FPPA) | ||||
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Single-Leg Squat | Single-Leg Landing | |||
Correlation Coefficient | p-Value | Correlation Coefficient | p-Value | |
Range of Motion | ||||
PSLR | −0.264 b | 0.086 | −0.157 b | 0.313 |
Hip IR ROM | −0.114 b | 0.467 | −0.321 b | 0.036 * |
Hip ER ROM | −0.341 a | 0.029 * | −0.345 b | 0.023 * |
Sit and Reach test | 0.341 a | 0.025 * | 0.329 b | 0.031 * |
WBLT | 0.009 b | 0.949 | −0.347 b | 0.022 * |
Anthropometric characteristics | ||||
Age | −0.154 b | 0.323 | −0.176 b | 0.323 |
Maturity offset | −0.141 a | 0.368 | 0.277 a | 0.860 |
APHV | −0.062 a | 0.694 | −0.255 a | 0.098 |
Knee Valgus Angles (FPPA) | ||||
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Single-Leg Squat | Single-Leg Landing | |||
Correlation Coefficient | p-Value | Correlation Coefficient | p-Value | |
SEBT—Dynamic Balance | ||||
ANT | −0.066 b | 0.674 | −0.149 b | 0.334 |
PL | 0.076 a | 0.627 | −0.085 b | 0.586 |
PM | −0.046 b | 0.768 | −0.275 b | 0.074 * |
COM left | −0.031 b | 0.841 | −0.188 b | 0.226 |
COM right | −0.035 b | 0.822 | −0.132 b | 0.397 |
Jump Performance | ||||
CMJ | −0.232 a | 0.147 | −0.115 b | 0.463 |
SLHD | −0.200 b | 0.198 | −0.106 b | 0.499 |
r | r2 | p-Value | Strength | |
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Single-Leg Squat | ||||
Hip ER ROM | 0.336 | 0.113 | 0.027 * | Moderate |
Sit and reach test | 0.341 | 0.116 | 0.025 * | Moderate |
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Wilczyński, B.; Radzimiński, Ł.; Sobierajska-Rek, A.; Zorena, K. Association between Selected Screening Tests and Knee Alignment in Single-Leg Tasks among Young Football Players. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6719. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116719
Wilczyński B, Radzimiński Ł, Sobierajska-Rek A, Zorena K. Association between Selected Screening Tests and Knee Alignment in Single-Leg Tasks among Young Football Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(11):6719. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116719
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilczyński, Bartosz, Łukasz Radzimiński, Agnieszka Sobierajska-Rek, and Katarzyna Zorena. 2022. "Association between Selected Screening Tests and Knee Alignment in Single-Leg Tasks among Young Football Players" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 11: 6719. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116719