ABSTRACT
The single-leg landing task is relevant for assessment as unilateral landings are a more common anterior cruciate ligament injury mechanism than bilateral landings. A considerable number of factors exist which have meaningful individual roles in the risk of injury occurrence or can interact with other factors to increase the risk. Muscular strength is a prominent factor associated with injury occurrence with regard to muscle strain injury and poor neuromuscular control during athletic tasks. When assessing injury risk factors, practitioners and researchers may be interested in the ability of the test to discriminate between groups. Establishing a cut-off value for a particular test to distinguish between high and low injury risk groups is required, but presents difficulties in achieving adequate levels of sensitivity and specificity. One challenge presented with regard to injury risk screening is that screening tests such as eccentric strength for hamstring injury are often measured on a continuous range.
