Category
Modelling / Simulation
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the main muscle contributions across a battery of different tasks commonly used to evaluate an athlete’s readiness to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) and following ACL reconstruction. These injuries are mostly related to landing and change of direction movements and, due to its high incidence, efforts must be made to better understand the knee soft tissue mechanisms during these types of tasks. Data from a single athlete were analysed for this study. Scaled generic musculoskeletal models, consisting of 12 segments, 23 degrees of freedom and 92 musculotendon actuators were used in OpenSim. The quadriceps were the main contributors to ground reaction forces along the anterior/posterior direction, and, aided by the soleus and gastrocnemii, counteracted most of the effects applied by gravity along the vertical direction. The main contributors to the ground reaction forces during all the tasks are the same muscles that are intimately related to ACL loading, thus making these tasks useful for injury rehabilitation programs.
Recommended Citation
Mateus, Rodrigo B.; Cabral, Sílvia; Richter, Chris; Franklyn-Miller, Andrew; and Veloso, António P.
(2022)
"COMPARISON OF INDIVIDUAL MUSCLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GROUND REACTION FORCES DURING JUMP AND CHANGE OF DIRECTION TESTING AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 40:
Iss.
1, Article 100.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol40/iss1/100
