Isokinetic moment curve abnormalities are associated with articular knee lesions

The aim of this study was to test whether lesions of the medial meniscus (MM) and of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are associated with specific abnormalities of isokinetic moment curves (IMCs). Fifty-four young adults (20 active healthy people, and 34 patients with unilateral knee injuries) w...

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Published in:Biology of sport 2018-01, Vol.35 (1), p.83-91
Main Authors: Iacono, Antonio Dello, Buksbaum, Chen, Padulo, Johnny, Hetsroni, Iftach, Ben-Sira, David, Ayalon, Moshe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anterior cruciate ligament
Knee
Lesions
Meniscus
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Variance analysis
Young adults
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Summary:The aim of this study was to test whether lesions of the medial meniscus (MM) and of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are associated with specific abnormalities of isokinetic moment curves (IMCs). Fifty-four young adults (20 active healthy people, and 34 patients with unilateral knee injuries) were assessed through knee extensor and flexor isokinetic tests at 60°/s. Qualitative IMC analysis was performed using a novel classification system which identified three distinct abnormal shapes. The chi-squared (χ2) test was used to determine the inter-individual and intra-individual differences between the groups. Quantitative IMC inter-group comparisons were performed by a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Knees with MM and ACL lesions were consistently associated with IMC shape irregularities (p
ISSN:0860-021X
2083-1862
DOI:10.5114/biolsport.2018.71486