JUMP-LANDING MECHANICS IN PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY IN ELITE JUNIOR BASKETBALL ATHLETES

Authors

Meaghan M. Harris, University of NewcastleFollow
Mick Drew
Adrian Schultz
Ebonie Rio
Paula Charlton
Suzi Edwards

Category

Injury prevention

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify key modifiable jump-landing variables associated with patellar tendinopathy (PT). Thirty-six junior elite basketball players (18 men, 18 women) were recruited (8 PT, 11 controls, 17 excluded from statistical analysis). Three-dimensional (3D) landing technique during a stop-jump task and patellar tendon ultrasounds were recorded. A series of mixed-design factorial analyses of variance were used to determine any significant between-group differences. Athletes with PT utilised a lower ground reaction force (GRF) loading rate (LR) via increasing their time duration from initial foot-ground contact (IC) to peak vertical GRF (F_v). This strategy of a lower LR did not lead to those athletes with PT decreasing their peak GRF nor patellar tendon forces (F_PT) in comparison to the controls.

Recommended Citation

Harris, Meaghan M.; Drew, Mick; Schultz, Adrian; Rio, Ebonie; Charlton, Paula; and Edwards, Suzi (2018) "JUMP-LANDING MECHANICS IN PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY IN ELITE JUNIOR BASKETBALL ATHLETES," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 36: Iss. 1, Article 83.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol36/iss1/83