Effects of sport specific unplanned movements on ankle kinetics and kinematics in healthy athletes from systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Lower limb injuries are common in team sports, often occurring during athletic tasks with high cognitive demands, such as time-constrained decision-making. This systematic review and meta-analysis used robust variance estimation to compare ankle biomechanics during unplanned (time-constrained) versus pre-planned (no decision-making) tasks. Standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals were pooled to assess differences in ankle kinematics and kinetics. A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, and ScienceDirect (until April 2025). Trials assessing ankle kinematics and/or kinetics during pre-planned and unplanned jump-landing or cutting tasks in healthy athletes were included. The GRADE approach was used to rate the certainty of evidenc

SUBMITTER: Giesche F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432200 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature