Tibial Rotation And Valgus Movement At The Knee During Cutting And Stopping

Context: The jump stop and side cut maneuvers are common amongst athletes and necessary to compete at a high level such as a Division I-A soccer. Though these maneuvers are performed universally, incidence of injury in females is higher than males. Objective: The objective was to measure tibial rota...

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Published in:Journal of athletic training 2007-06, Vol.42 (2), p.S-81
Main Authors: Tritsch, A J, Rubley, MD, Dufek, J S, Mercer, JA, Neumann, E S
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Language:English
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Summary:Context: The jump stop and side cut maneuvers are common amongst athletes and necessary to compete at a high level such as a Division I-A soccer. Though these maneuvers are performed universally, incidence of injury in females is higher than males. Objective: The objective was to measure tibial rotation and valgus movement at the knee while performing two movements with recognized mechanisms for non-contact ACL injury, a jump stop and a side cut maneuver. We also aimed to assess whether male and female soccer athletes perform the jump stop and side cut maneuvers with different magnitudes of valgus movement and tibial rotation at the knee. Conclusions: Undoubtedly, there is more than a single reason for the elevated frequency of ACL injuries in females relative to males, finding no difference in valgus movement between the sexes leads us to postulate that tibial rotation may play a greater role in ACL injury than valgus movement alone.
ISSN:1062-6050