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It was hypothesized that the dominant limb (DL) and non-dominant limb (NDL) would exhibit notable variations in muscle activation and biomechanics across cutting angles, which could have implications for training and injury prevention.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Study design<\/jats:title>\n Cross-sectional, observational cohort<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Twenty male collegiate athletes performed side-step cutting tasks at 30\u00b0, 60\u00b0, and 90\u00b0 angles using their DL and NDL limbs. Three-dimensional motion capture, ground reaction force (GRF) data, and surface electromyography (EMG) of trunk and lower limb muscles were collected. A two-way repeated-measures ANOVA (2 \u00d7 3, limb dominance \u00d7 cutting angle) was used for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Cutting angles significantly influenced trunk and lower limb biomechanics. Sharper cuts angles (especially 90\u00b0) showed significantly diminished trunk and lower limb sagittal-plane motion (p < 0.05) and significantly greater frontal and transverse plane demands (p < 0.05), including increased trunk lean, hip abduction, and internal rotation moments. Limb dominance also demonstrated specific effects; DL showed a significant effect on trunk flexion, trunk rotation, whereas the NDL showed significantly greater ankle external rotation at peak vertical GRF. Muscle activation patterns varied by limb and direction; the NDL exhibited higher gluteus medius and left external oblique activation than the DL.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Although cutting angle had the most profound impact on biomechanics, limb dominance demonstrated meaningful differences in trunk control and muscle activation strategies. These asymmetries may influence ACL injury risk profiles and should be considered in sport-specific training and rehabilitation programs.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Level of evidence<\/jats:title>\n 3<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.26603\/001c.156412","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,28]],"date-time":"2026-02-28T22:22:51Z","timestamp":1772317371000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Trunk and Lower Limb Mechanics during Multi-Directional Cutting in Dominant and Non-dominant Limbs of Athletes: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk"],"prefix":"10.26603","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6560-3409","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dimas Sondang","family":"Irawan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Muhammadiyah Malang","department":["Physical Therapy Department"]},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01znkr924","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mahidol University","department":["Biomechanics and Sports Research Unit, Faculty of Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4632-3230","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Komsak","family":"Sinsurin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01znkr924","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mahidol University","department":["Biomechanics and Sports Research Unit, Faculty of Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4626-1463","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roongtiwa","family":"Vachalathiti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01znkr924","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mahidol University","department":["Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Research Unit, Faculty of Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4004-3115","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jim","family":"Richards","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/010jbqd54","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Lancashire","department":["School of Health, Social Work and Sport"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-4165-632X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ainthira","family":"Sonsukong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01znkr924","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Mahidol University","department":["Biomechanics and Sports Research Unit, Faculty of Physical Therapy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"11140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2235","DOI":"10.1007\/s40279-018-0968-3","article-title":"The effect of angle and velocity on change of direction biomechanics: An angle-velocity trade-off","volume":"48","author":"T. 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