Research Article

Plantar Stress-Related Injuries in Male Basketball Players: Variations on Plantar Loads during Different Maximum-Effort Maneuvers

Table 1

Characteristics on plantar pressure during different maximum-effort cutting maneuvers.

PP (kPa)MF (%BW)
45° cutting90° cuttingSideward cutting45° cutting90° cuttingSideward cutting

Total519.28 ± 89.13521.47 ± 88.20548.29 ± 83.16321.75 ± 47.08314.95 ± 43.93348.02 ± 62.89#†
M1383.35 ± 67.39427.70 ± 53.78370.24 ± 89.9788.14 ± 20.6699.01 ± 13.7483.31 ± 18.47#
M2360.11 ± 100.73414.18 ± 86.25346.09 ± 106.8160.35 ± 19.6274.92 ± 17.2963.18 ± 23.28#
M3205.62 ± 88.43138.64 ± 40.05245.36 ± 103.7431.05 ± 14.9518.83 ± 10.5347.47 ± 20.66#†
M4146.06 ± 36.41144.50 ± 38.74159.47 ± 53.1120.37 ± 7.7425.85 ± 10.3525.68 ± 9.65
M5451.23 ± 132.87472.47 ± 117.28499.95 ± 120.7435.67 ± 12.2941.60 ± 10.5341.69 ± 10.82
M6419.11 ± 120.67357.45 ± 123.72459.01 ± 113.4747.28 ± 10.4137.98 ± 10.4455.05 ± 12.55#†
M7196.58 ± 45.91194.12 ± 42.09182.89 ± 39.9932.92 ± 10.5933.04 ± 9.6330.87 ± 7.30
M8336.28 ± 103.68376.92 ± 89.55330.35 ± 87.1426.22 ± 9.2831.53 ± 8.7824.60 ± 7.43#
M9330.30 ± 88.07333.36 ± 81.08281.87 ± 78.8549.11 ± 9.9950.20 ± 12.6042.78 ± 12.05#†

PP, peak pressures; MF, maximum force; M1, medial heel; M2, lateral heel; M3, medial midfoot; M4, lateral midfoot; M5, medial forefoot; M6, central forefoot; M7, lateral forefoot; M8, great toe; M9, lesser toes. 90° cutting versus 45° cutting, ; 90° cutting versus sideward cutting, ; 45° cutting versus sideward cutting, .