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由JEZvijac著作·2013·被引用61次—Purpose:TodetermineifisokineticconcentricCybexdatacollectedduringtheannualNationalFootballLeague(NFL)ScoutingCombinearepredictiveof ...

Background: There are conflicting reports regarding the association between isokinetic concentric quadriceps and hamstring strength deficits and ratios and risk for hamstring injuries in athletes.

Purpose: To determine if isokinetic concentric Cybex data collected during the annual National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine are predictive of hamstring injury in professional American football players during their first season.

Study design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods: All 32 NFL teams identified players selected during the first 5 rounds of the NFL annual draft who had hamstring injuries during their first professional season. Of these, 164 players with 172 injuries also had Cybex data from the previous years Combine. Analyses compared injured legs with contralateral uninjured legs and also injured players with uninjured controls using a d...