The researchers wanted to see if people who tore their ACL in a contact clash performed differently on a landing error test than those who hurt it without contact. They looked at 129 patients who had a first, isolated ACL reconstruction. The group was mostly young, averaging about 21 years old, with equal numbers of men and women. Follow‑up lasted roughly eight months. Seventy‑one percent of the injuries happened without contact, while the rest were contact injuries.
When the landing scores were compared, the numbers were essentially the same for both groups. The total LESS score, the frontal component, and the sagittal component all showed no statistical difference (p = . 93, . 83, . 98 respectively). Many participants still made several mistakes during the test, indicating that landing mec