Retrospective cohort study shows no effect of limb dominance on YBT-LQ in young athletes post-ACLR, suggesting similar rehabilitation outcomes.
Key Points
To determine if limb dominance affects Y-Balance Test performance in young athletes after ACL reconstruction.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study with 110 young athletes post-ACL reconstruction.
Defined dominant limb based on self-reported preference for kicking a ball.
Grouped athletes based on whether the ACL-reconstructed limb was dominant or non-dominant.
Assessed Y-Balance Test performance 12 weeks post-surgery.
No significant group x direction interactions or main effects for limb dominance in YBT-LQ performance (p = 0.527 for surgical limb, p = 0.207 for non-surgical limb).
Trivial effect sizes of Cohen’s d = 0.03 – 0.17 indicate minimal differences.