Category
Injury
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The effect of cutting technique on knee joint loading during change of direction (CoD) manoeuvres has been widely studied in the context of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, experimental inter-technique variation in the actual CoD angle achieved during the CoD step may affect results and influence conclusions. The purpose of this study was to compare cutting techniques with different amounts of torso rotation whilst experimentally controlling for CoD angle. Seven participants competed a 45° CoD task under three different cue conditions while ground reaction force and optical motion capture data were collected simultaneously. When CoD angle was controlled, techniques with greater body rotation in the direction of travel were generally associated with knee kinetics and kinematics that have been previously linked to lower ACL loading.
Recommended Citation
Daniels, Kat and Joyce, Alexander
(2024)
"BODY ROTATION AFFECTS KNEE MECHANICS DURING SIDESTEP CUTTING... EVEN WHEN CONTROLLING FOR CHANGE OF DIRECTION ANGLE,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 225.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/225
