The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) Is a Valid and Reliable Clinical Assessment Tool of Jump-Landing Biomechanics

A. Padua, Darin; W. Marshall, Stephen; C. Boling, Michelle; A. Thigpen, Charles; E. Garrett, William; I. Beutler, Anthony

doi:10.1177/0363546509343200

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The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) Is a Valid and Reliable Clinical Assessment Tool of Jump-Landing Biomechanics

Published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine • Sep 2, 2009

Authors:

Darin A. Padua

Stephen W. Marshall

Michelle C. Boling

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are common in athletes and have serious sequelae. A valid clinical tool that reliably identifies individuals at an increased risk for ACL injury would be highly useful for screening sports teams, because individuals identified as "high-risk" could then...

Subject

Medicine

Sagittal plane

Biomechanics

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