RELATIONSHIP OF SIMULTANEOUS HIP AND KNEE KINETIC & KINEMATIC MAGNITUDES AND TIMINGS ON POTENTIAL ACL INJURY RISK DURING FOOTBALL MATCH PLAY CUTTING MANEUVERS

Authors

Rajiv Kaila
Gareth Irwin

Category

Injury prevention

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

Fourteen professional male football players undertook straight line run and sidestep cutting at 30° and 60° with standardised approach velocity on an approved football surface using standardised studded football boots. The relationship of simultaneous hip and knee kinetic and kinematic magnitudes and timings on potential non-contact ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury using inverse dynamics analyses by an eight camera gait analysis system synchronised with a force platform were determined. Early peak cutting hip abduction and internal rotation moments at 13-32% of stance and high hip abduction angles are related to later peak knee valgus moments and internal rotation moment values at 30-46% that can influence ACL injury. Early stance large hip abduction angles and valgus moments early should be targeted in injury training prevention.

Recommended Citation

Kaila, Rajiv and Irwin, Gareth (2017) "RELATIONSHIP OF SIMULTANEOUS HIP AND KNEE KINETIC & KINEMATIC MAGNITUDES AND TIMINGS ON POTENTIAL ACL INJURY RISK DURING FOOTBALL MATCH PLAY CUTTING MANEUVERS," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 94.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol35/iss1/94