Why the study?
Do joint flexibility and laxity indices predict joint injuries in young athletes?
Population
2,300 West Point cadets, as well as a high school and collegiate football team
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 football season (1975)
Authors
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Flexibility and laxity screening should not guide injury risk assessment in young athletes; leaves open personality factors for prospective evaluation.
Do joint flexibility and laxity indices predict joint injuries in young athletes?
Joint flexibility and laxity do not appear to predict joint injuries in young athletes, though personality factors (16PF) may have some predictive potential.
Jackson et al. (1978) studied this question.
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