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Does core stability training improve hopping performance and kinetic asymmetries during single-leg landing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients?

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Pages 268-278 | Received 18 Apr 2022, Accepted 22 Jun 2022, Published online: 21 Jul 2022

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