@article{10.37349/emd.2024.00036,
abstract = {Following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury of the knee, the functional hop test (an averaging of 4 component hop tests including single-hop, triple-hop, cross-over-hop, and 6-meter-hop) is commonly used by sports medicine physicians, doctors of physical therapy, and athletic trainers in return-to-practice and return-to-play decision making. In this case report, the functional hop test was applied to a 31-year-old recreational basketball player status-post full-tear of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) to examine the applicability of a standardized, efficient, and easy-to-administer functional test in making return-to-play decisions following an ankle injury. The functional hop test was administered 5 times across a treatment course of 11 physical therapy sessions emphasizing pain-free range of motion, baseline strength, weight-bearing loading, and sport-specific training. The functional hop test was found to be a helpful (albeit imperfect) tool for clinical decision-making following an ankle injury. Specifically, improvements in landing skill/confidence of single hop accounted for the greatest gains in total score in the early phase of rehabilitation, while momentum and plyometric skill/control of triple hop accounted for the greatest gains in total score in the later phase of rehabilitation. Modification of the functional hop test to include sub-component tests of strength, endurance, and/or lateral hops are discussed.},
author = {Crinion, Michael and Ball, Andrew and Agnone, Michael},
doi = {10.37349/emd.2024.00036},
journal = {Exploration of Musculoskeletal Diseases},
pages = {75--81},
title = {{Return-to-play decision-making following ankle injury: a comprehensive case analysis of the functional hop test}},
url = {https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/emd/Article/100736},
volume = {2},
year = {2024},
number = {2}
}