March 3, 2026

Characterizing Landing Strategies During the Drop Jump Task: A Proposed Data-Driven Approach to Identify Increased Exposure to Non-Contact ACL Injury

Key Points

Distinct landing strategies were characterized during the drop-jump task, indicating varied risk for ACL injury.
Cluster 1 represents a landing strategy that may show increased exposure to ACL injuries based on identified risk factors.
Analysis based on landing patterns showed potential links between strategies and ACL injury likelihood.
Findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to reduce ACL injury risks based on landing strategies.

Abstract

The results of this study revealed that the drop-jump task can be used to characterize distinct landing strategies. Based on the coexistence of suspected risk factors, an argument could be made that Cluster 1 may be representative of a landing strategy representative of elevated exposure to ACL injury.

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Cite This Study

Smith et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75cc0c6e9836116a25e18 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003946

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