Strategy to step on obstacle during cross-country race to minimize overuse injury risk.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC13245758 · PMID 42258473

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.073so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The reduction in anterior tibiotalar ligament strain with increasing friction tended to be larger in the higher joint laxity groups; however, these between-laxity differences did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.073 and 0.084).

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a positive trendno p-value reported

Regarding the first hypothesis, a positive trend was observed between joint laxity level and ligament strain, however, a statistically significant relationship was found only for the plantar fascia.

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