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April 3, 2026International Journal of Sports Physical TherapyOpen Access

Limb Dominance Does Not Affect Y-Balance Performance in Young Athletes 12 Weeks After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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MTMatt TurnerJHJoseph HannonSGShiho Goto

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Overview

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.

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Turner et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf5dd55a333a821460bd04https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.158828
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