Examining isokinetic knee peak torque and time to peak torque as predictors of vertical jump height in division I men’s basketball players

Caroline Westwood; Arakua Welbeck; Carolyn Killelea; Peter Howard; Mallory Faherty; Daniel Le; Ryan Zerega; Charles R. Reiter; Timothy C. Sell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0303701

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Examining isokinetic knee peak torque and time to peak torque as predictors of vertical jump height in division I men’s basketball players

Caroline Westwood,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4292-1245

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Arakua Welbeck,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Washington University of St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Carolyn Killelea,

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Duke Department of Orthopedics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Peter Howard,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Mallory Faherty,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation OhioHealth Research Institute, OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Daniel Le,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Lab, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6236-6524

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Ryan Zerega,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
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Charles R. Reiter,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-4912

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Timothy C. Sell

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: timothy.sell@atriumhealth.org

Affiliation Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
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Examining isokinetic knee peak torque and time to peak torque as predictors of vertical jump height in division I men’s basketball players

Caroline Westwood,
Arakua Welbeck,
Carolyn Killelea,
Peter Howard,
Mallory Faherty,
Daniel Le,
Ryan Zerega,
Charles R. Reiter,
Timothy C. Sell

Published: April 1, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303701

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