TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship of knee shear force and extensor moment on knee translations in females performing drop landings
T2 - A biplane fluoroscopy study
AU - Torry, Michael R.
AU - Myers, Casey
AU - Shelburne, Kevin B.
AU - Peterson, Daniel
AU - Giphart, J. Erik
AU - Pennington, W. Wesley
AU - Krong, Jacob P.
AU - Woo, Savio L.Y.
AU - Steadman, J. Richard
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health ( AR39683 to PI: Savio L-Y. Woo) and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute . The authors wish to thank Andrea North, Elizabeth Hageman and Nicole Pinwell for help with data collection and the reduction process. Medis Specials is acknowledged for use of MBRSA software.
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Background: Research has linked knee extensor moment and knee shear force to the non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury during the landing motion. However, how these biomechanical performance factors relate to knee translations in vivo is not known as knee translations cannot be obtained with traditional motion capture techniques. The purpose of this study was to combine traditional motion capture with high-speed, biplane fluoroscopy imaging to determine relationships between knee extensor moment and knee shear force profiles with anterior and lateral tibial translations occurring during drop landing in female athletes. Methods: 15 females performed drop landings from a height of 40 cm while being recorded using a high speed, biplane fluoroscopy system and simultaneously being recorded using surface marker motion capture techniques to estimate knee joint angle, reaction force and moment profiles. Findings: No significant statistical relationships were observed between peak anterior or posterior knee shear force and peak anterior and lateral tibial translations; or, between peak knee extensor moment and peak anterior and lateral tibial translations. Although differences were noted in peak shear force (P = 0.02) and peak knee extensor moment (P < 0.001) after stratification into low and high shear force and moment cohorts, no differences were noted in anterior and lateral tibial translations (all P ≥ 0.18). Interpretation: Females exhibiting high knee extensor moment and knee shear force during drop landings do not yield correspondingly high anterior and lateral tibial translations.
AB - Background: Research has linked knee extensor moment and knee shear force to the non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury during the landing motion. However, how these biomechanical performance factors relate to knee translations in vivo is not known as knee translations cannot be obtained with traditional motion capture techniques. The purpose of this study was to combine traditional motion capture with high-speed, biplane fluoroscopy imaging to determine relationships between knee extensor moment and knee shear force profiles with anterior and lateral tibial translations occurring during drop landing in female athletes. Methods: 15 females performed drop landings from a height of 40 cm while being recorded using a high speed, biplane fluoroscopy system and simultaneously being recorded using surface marker motion capture techniques to estimate knee joint angle, reaction force and moment profiles. Findings: No significant statistical relationships were observed between peak anterior or posterior knee shear force and peak anterior and lateral tibial translations; or, between peak knee extensor moment and peak anterior and lateral tibial translations. Although differences were noted in peak shear force (P = 0.02) and peak knee extensor moment (P < 0.001) after stratification into low and high shear force and moment cohorts, no differences were noted in anterior and lateral tibial translations (all P ≥ 0.18). Interpretation: Females exhibiting high knee extensor moment and knee shear force during drop landings do not yield correspondingly high anterior and lateral tibial translations.
KW - ACL injury prevention
KW - ACL injury risk factors
KW - Biomechanics
KW - Neuromuscular training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.06.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 21820780
AN - SCOPUS:80055093481
SN - 0268-0033
VL - 26
SP - 1019
EP - 1024
JO - Clinical Biomechanics
JF - Clinical Biomechanics
IS - 10
ER -