Hop to It! A Systematic Review and Longitudinal Meta-analysis of Hop Performance After ACL Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hop testing is widely used by clinicians to monitor rehabilitation and decide when to return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR); however, the trajectory of long-term hop performance has not been summarised.

Objective

To investigate hop performance change over time after ACLR.

Design

Systematic review with longitudinal meta-analysis.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL and SPORTDiscus to 28 February 2023.

Eligibility criteria

Studies with ≥ 50 participants following primary ACLR, with mean participant age of 18-40 years, reporting a quantitative measure of hop performance (e.g. single forward hop distance). Results had to be reported for the ACLR limb and compared with (1) the contrala

SUBMITTER: Girdwood MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11787245 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature