Table 6 Ankle angle during the one-foot landing period.

From: Ankle biomechanics of the three-step layup in a basketball player with chronic ankle instability

Maximum angle of ankle joint

CAI (n = 15)

Non-CAI (n = 15)

t

P

Inversion (°)

18.15 ± 4.66

9.98 ± 2.83

8.802

 < 0.001***

Peak time (s)

0.03 ± 0.04

0.05 ± 0.10

 − 0.654

0.526

Dorsiflexion (°)

11.32 ± 5.73

7.28 ± 3.83

2.265

0.031*

Peak time (s)

0.12 ± 0.04

0.10 ± 0.03

1.197

0.254

  1. *Significance was accepted for P < 0.05, ***significance was accepted for P < 0.001.
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