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This pilot study compared the effects of a four-week-long eccentric vs. concentric hip abduction training on hip abduction torque, countermovement jump performance, dynamic knee valgus measured during one-legged jumping and drop landing, and determined if reductions in dynamic knee valgus correlated with increases in hip abduction torque and countermovement jump performance.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n Asymptomatic, physically active female college students (n\u2009=\u200920, 21.3\u2009\u00b1\u20092.51 years) with dynamic knee valgus were randomized to either eccentric or concentric hip abduction strength training. Testing included maximum hip abduction torque on an isokinetic dynamometer, single-leg countermovement jumps, and single-leg drop landings analyzed with 3D motion tracking. Participants trained three times per week for four weeks, performing four sets of 10 maximal effort repetitions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The two groups did not differ at baseline in any outcomes (all p\u2009>\u20090.05). Eccentric hip abduction torque improved over time (F\u2009=\u200939.7, p\u2009<\u20090.001) without a group-by-time interaction. Dynamic knee valgus decreased during single-leg countermovement jumps (time main effect: F\u2009=\u200933.5, p\u2009<\u20090.05) and single-leg drop landings (time main effect: F\u2009=\u200914.8, p\u2009<\u20090.05). The reductions in dynamic knee valgus, measured during single-leg countermovement jumps, were greater (p\u2009<\u20090.05) after eccentric vs. concentric training (group by time interaction: F\u2009=\u20095.57, p\u2009<\u20090.05). Countermovement jump improved similarly in the two groups (time main effect: F\u2009=\u20095.1, p\u2009<\u20090.05), without group by time interaction. Improvements in hip abduction maximal torque and countermovement jump performance, and changes in dynamic knee valgus outcomes did not correlate (p\u2009>\u20090.05).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n High-intensity eccentric versus concentric hip abductor strength training was superior in dynamic knee valgus improvement measured during single-leg countermovement jump but not during drop landings in asymptomatic young women, while both training modalities improved single leg countermovement jump performance.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0330140","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,5]],"date-time":"2026-05-05T17:25:25Z","timestamp":1778001925000},"page":"e0330140","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["High-intensity eccentric hip abductor strength training improves dynamic knee valgus in a task-dependent manner in 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