Publications by authors named "Laura Saleem"
Background: Given rising youth sport participation, 8 to 10-year-olds increasingly display comparable lower-extremity injury incidence to 11 to 17-year-olds and require effective return to sport criteria. One such criterion which quantifies dynamic stability is the Y-Balance Test (YBT), though it has not been validated in children under age 11.
Hypothesis/purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of 8 to 10-year-old patients on the YBT after lower-extremity injury and determine how these results compare to larger samples of age-grouped athletes within the validated 11 to 17-year-old range.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates whether youth athletes' recovery after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) varies based on their primary sport, focusing on functional and psychological readiness for return-to-sport.
- The research involved 443 athletes (220 male, 223 female) from various sports, assessing their functional testing scores and patient-reported outcomes over a span of several months post-surgery.
- Results indicated that soccer players showed better functional recovery than basketball players and completed their clearance sooner compared to football players, with competitive level being a notable factor in recovery for female athletes.