Alternative clinical performance tests can identify differences between limbs following acl reconstruction

The purpose of this study was to determine if alternative functional performance tests are able to detect between limb differences following ACL-R. Participants performed a chair to box test, lateral hurdle hop, single leg forward hop, and 30 second side hop test. The involved limb relative to the uninvolved limb had significantly worse performance on the chair to box test, single leg forward hop, and the 30-second side hop test. There was not a significant difference between limbs for the lateral hurdle hop. All tests were able to identify differences between legs in athletes who have undergone ACL-R. This suggests that these tests may have clinical value for identifying between limb differences following ACL-R. The advantage of all of these tests is that they are clinically feasible can inform return-to-sport decisions.